Division I · Southland Conference
Lamar University Men's Golf
Beaumont, TX · the Cardinals · Lamar University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$461k
Team budget
46th percentile in Division I
$57,579
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Lamar University fields a men's golf team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $460,638, about the median of $508k — $57,579 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,938,186 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,440 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#164Team budgetof 303 · Division I#134Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#193APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$460,638 for the year
- Operating expenses$113,226 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,579 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,938,186 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,440 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$205,707 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie Mudd head coach | Head Coach | not 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.Campus
Full picture →7,998undergraduates · 17,473 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 7,246 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1130
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $460,638 $57,580 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,938,186
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $205,707
Cost
Full picture →$10,999net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,904 in-state · $18,696 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.94violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lamar 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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,999 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,998Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.94 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 79 | 12 | $866k | 968 | 70% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 80 | 6 | $113k | 969 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 11 | $83k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 83 | 10 | $982k | 984 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 9 | $417k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 99 | 9 | $543k | 988 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 11 | $193k | 928 | 75% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 10 | $601k | 966 | 89% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 141 | 12 | $1.9M | 995 | 63% |
Other men's golf programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar University room for 1 | 8 | $461k | $57,579 | 986 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 9 | $417k | $46,370 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2 over cap | 11 | $413k | $37,570 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 1 | 8 | $378k | $47,262 | 988 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University at cap | 9 | $320k | $35,603 | — | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 1 over cap | 10 | $260k | $25,977 | 1000 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 2 over cap | 11 | $235k | $21,321 | 992 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 3 over cap | 12 | $198k | $16,528 | 977 | vs |
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