Division I · Conference USA
Kennesaw State University Men's Golf
Kennesaw, GA · the Owls · Kennesaw State University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$559k
Team budget
58th percentile in Division I
$62,130
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kennesaw State University fields a men's golf team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $559,172, above the median of $508k — $62,130 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's golf programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,333,815 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,398 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#127Team budgetof 303 · Division I#116Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#138APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$559,172 for the year
- Operating expenses$154,911 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$62,130 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,333,815 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,398 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$478,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bryant Odom head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Mackay | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school golf players162,357 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,923 303 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 56 1.8% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →40,509undergraduates · 45,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 23,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Men's Golf
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 99
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $559,172 $62,130 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,333,815
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $478,941
Cost
Full picture →$17,566net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kennesaw State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Golf program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,566 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 40,509Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 18 | 12 | $134k | — | 60% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 8 | $2M | 1000 | 16% | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 23 | 14 | $325k | — | 11% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 23 | 10 | $445k | 1000 | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 13 | $151k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 39 | 12 | $111k | — | 62% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 44 | 12 | $306k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 48 | 15 | $527k | — | 72% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 15 | $390k | 989 | 76% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 9 | $1.3M | 988 | 37% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 70 | 15 | $145k | — | 93% |
Other men's golf programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University 2 over cap | 11 | $785k | $71,379 | 969 | vs | |
| Liberty University 2 over cap | 11 | $750k | $68,186 | 998 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 5 over cap | 14 | $615k | $43,939 | 975 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University at cap | 9 | $559k | $62,130 | 993 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University at cap | 9 | $543k | $60,325 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 2 over cap | 11 | $511k | $46,463 | 998 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 6 over cap | 15 | $390k | $25,982 | 989 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 1 over cap | 10 | $295k | $29,472 | 993 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 2 | 7 | $282k | $40,235 | 985 | vs |
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