Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University Men's Golf
Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$1.5M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$170,270
Per roster spot
median $51,149
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northwestern 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 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,532,438, well above the median of $508k — $170,270 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 992, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,880,630 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $56,796 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#25Team budgetof 303 · Division I#19Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#156APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,532,438 for the year
- Operating expenses$257,689 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$170,270 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,880,630 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$56,796 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,863,790 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Inglis 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 →9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
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 Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,532,438 $170,271 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,880,630
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,863,790
Cost
Full picture →$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 9 | $387k | 985 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | $74k | — | 73% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 12 | 8 | $575k | 1000 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 6 | $218k | — | 94% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | 11 | $52k | — | 59% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 17 | 17 | $67k | — | 76% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 23 | 12 | $178k | 979 | 41% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 10 | $59k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 29 | 24 | $124k | — | 77% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 12 | $60k | — | 58% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 13 | $89k | — | 71% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 37 | 11 | $211k | — | 73% |
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