Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola University Chicago Men's Golf
Chicago, IL · the Ramblers · Loyola University Chicago overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$387k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$43,004
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
985
APR
97% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Loyola University Chicago fields a men's golf team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $387,039, below the median of $508k — $43,004 per roster spot, lower 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 985, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,830,118 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,122 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#188Team budgetof 303 · Division I#181Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#202APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$387,039 for the year
- Operating expenses$95,147 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,004 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,830,118 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,122 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$256,917 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Pougnet head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| JT Polinski | Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →12,487undergraduates · 17,397 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 40,468 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1340
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
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 Rate985
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $387,039 $43,004 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,830,118
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $256,917
Cost
Full picture →$37,592net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $51,716
Campus safety
Full picture →0.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Loyola University Chicago
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 divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,592 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,487Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | $74k | — | 73% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 4 | 9 | $1.5M | 992 | 7% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 8 | $575k | 1000 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | 6 | $218k | — | 94% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 16 | 17 | $67k | — | 76% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 19 | 11 | $52k | — | 59% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 12 | $178k | 979 | 41% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | 10 | $59k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | 24 | $124k | — | 77% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 29 | 12 | $60k | — | 58% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 13 | $89k | — | 71% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 35 | 11 | $211k | — | 73% |
Other men's golf programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College 1 over cap | 10 | $713k | $71,254 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 1 over cap | 10 | $697k | $69,680 | 998 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University room for 1 | 8 | $687k | $85,930 | 985 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 1 | 8 | $659k | $82,408 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island at cap | 9 | $588k | $65,360 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 3 over cap | 12 | $509k | $42,406 | 994 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago at cap | 9 | $387k | $43,004 | 985 | vs | |
| George Mason University at cap | 9 | $348k | $38,673 | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University 1 over cap | 10 | $291k | $29,080 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University 1 over cap | 10 | $205k | $20,507 | 1000 | vs | |
| Fordham University at cap | 9 | $162k | $17,950 | — | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 2 | 7 | $145k | $20,675 | 998 | vs |
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