Division I · Big Ten Conference
Pennsylvania State University Men's Golf
University Park, PA · the Nittany Lions · Pennsylvania State University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$597k
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division I
$66,382
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania 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 $597,438, above the median of $508k — $66,382 per roster spot, upper 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,065,058 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,310 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#117Team budgetof 303 · Division I#107Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#1APRof 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$597,438 for the year
- Operating expenses$98,506 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$66,382 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,065,058 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,310 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,707,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Leon 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 →42,223undergraduates · 50,399 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 85,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $597,438 $66,382 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,065,058
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,707,691
Cost
Full picture →$27,450net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pennsylvania 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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,450 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 42,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 14 | $105k | — | 72% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 34 | 16 | $127k | — | 97% | |
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 45 | 20 | $33k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 45 | 16 | $338k | 992 | 77% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 14 | $36k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 8 | $218k | 980 | 32% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 53 | 12 | $40k | — | — | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 16 | $44k | — | 43% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 9 | $22k | — | 68% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 60 | 3 | $27k | — | 90% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 63 | 11 | $207k | — | 96% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 69 | 8 | $256k | — | 91% |
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