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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

La Salle University Men's Golf

Philadelphia, PA · the Explorers · La Salle University overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$145k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$20,675
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
998
APR
98% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

La Salle University fields a men's golf team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $144,726, well below the median of $508k — $20,675 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's golf programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,917,320 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,684 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's golf programs

Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$145k
Spend per player$20,675
Roster size7
Coaching staff1
APR998

Team budgets across the division

$77k$2.6M
this programevery Division I men's golf program

Roster sizes (cap 9)

615
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster7 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$144,726 for the year
  • Operating expenses$54,520 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$20,675 division median $51,149
  • Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,917,320 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,684 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$81,986 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Avery Papalia head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Mark HessAssistant Coachnot on file
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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

General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's golf recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,426undergraduates · 3,554 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
86%admitted · of 4,845 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
58%
7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate998
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$144,726 $20,675 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,917,320
Recruiting spend, men's
$81,986
$20,119net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$53,160
Average net price$20,119
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,702
$30–48k$17,978
$48–75k$21,016
$75–110k$26,009
$110k and up$26,278
Tuition & fees
$35,570

Campus safety

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0.95violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.95
Property5.29
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
30%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing168 · 30%
Business123 · 22%
Psychology48 · 9%
Communication & journalism31 · 6%
Criminal justice & protective services28 · 5%

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Men's Golf programs within 150 miles

La Salle UniversityArcadia University · 4 miTemple University · 4 miChestnut Hill College · 5 miSaint Joseph's University · 5 miPenn State University, Abington · 6 miDrexel University · 6 miThomas Jefferson University · 6 miUniversity of Pennsylvania · 6 miRutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden · 6 miVillanova University · 10 miEastern University · 12 miSwarthmore College · 14 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom413$72k—79%
Temple University Division I · American Conference413$948k98683%
Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference58$73k—79%
Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference510$205k100086%
Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference611$26k—92%
Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association611$527k99378%
Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference68$173k—86%
University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League68$222k10006%
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · United East Conference610$66k—78%
Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference1011$327k100025%
Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth128$47k—94%
Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference149$173k—7%

Other men's golf programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Davidson College 1 over cap10$713k$71,2541000vs
University of Richmond 1 over cap10$697k$69,680998vs
Virginia Commonwealth University room for 18$687k$85,930985vs
George Washington University room for 18$659k$82,4081000vs
University of Rhode Island at cap9$588k$65,3601000vs
University of Dayton 3 over cap12$509k$42,406994vs
Loyola University Chicago at cap9$387k$43,004985vs
George Mason University at cap9$348k$38,6731000vs
St. Bonaventure University 1 over cap10$291k$29,0801000vs
Saint Joseph's University 1 over cap10$205k$20,5071000vs
Fordham University at cap9$162k$17,950—vs
La Salle University room for 27$145k$20,675998vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked