Division I · Big Ten Conference
Michigan State University Men's Golf
East Lansing, MI · the Spartans · Michigan State University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$1.9M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$211,251
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Michigan State University fields a men's golf team in the Big Ten Conference (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 $1,901,261, well above the median of $508k — $211,251 per roster spot, top 10% 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 989, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,243,351 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,643 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#9Team budgetof 303 · Division I#8Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#178APRof 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$1,901,261 for the year
- Operating expenses$398,984 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$211,251 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,243,351 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,643 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,158,141 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Lubahn head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chad Kurmel | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Ellis | 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
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 →40,483undergraduates · 51,316 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →84%admitted · of 58,879 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1350
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
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 Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,901,261 $211,251 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,243,351
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,158,141
Cost
Full picture →$24,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,270 in-state · $44,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 52 burglaries · 109 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 59 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions84% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 40,483Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 30 | 13 | $41k | — | 97% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 8 | $91k | — | 83% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 13 | $56k | — | 66% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 10 | $1.1M | 992 | 18% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 54 | 24 | $295k | — | 97% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 10 | $1M | 1000 | 81% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 14 | $118k | — | 71% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 13 | $212k | — | 73% | |
| Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 7 | $278k | — | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 14 | $129k | — | 68% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 63 | 20 | $249k | — | 84% |
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