Division I · Conference USA
Middle Tennessee State University Men's Golf
Murfreesboro, TN · the Blue Raiders · Middle Tennessee State University overview
11
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 9
$785k
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$71,379
Per roster spot
median $51,149
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
969
APR
95% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Middle Tennessee State University fields a men's golf team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $785,173, well above the median of $508k — $71,379 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (161 of 303 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 969, about the median of 993, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,256,620 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,379 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#79Team budgetof 303 · Division I#97Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#43Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#260APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$785,173 for the year
- Operating expenses$317,902 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$71,379 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 900 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,256,620 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,379 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$460,355 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark McEntire head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Millard | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Barnard | 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 →17,668undergraduates · 20,183 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,763 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1230
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Men's Golf
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 911
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate969
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $785,173 $71,379 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,256,620
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $460,355
Cost
Full picture →$12,700net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,506 in-state · $29,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Middle Tennessee 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,700 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,668Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 30 | 13 | $215k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 30 | 11 | $678k | 993 | 67% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 7 | $349k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 32 | 9 | $2.4M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 34 | 10 | $286k | 986 | 93% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 51 | 16 | $84k | — | 51% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 53 | 9 | $284k | 1000 | 83% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 73 | 10 | $490k | 962 | 96% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 8 | $77k | 946 | 66% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 10 | $295k | 993 | 97% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 12 | $707k | 993 | 77% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 12 | $57k | — | 82% |
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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