Prairie View A&M University Men's Golf
Prairie View A&M University fields a men's golf team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $193,454, well below the median of $508k — $17,586 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 928, about the median of 993, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,253,792 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,390 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 9)
The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$193,454 for the year
- Operating expenses$58,289 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,586 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate928 multi-year; 946 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible91% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,253,792 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,390 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$34,742 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kortland Ware head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Men's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $193,454 $17,587 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,253,792
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $34,742
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,299 in-state · $26,874 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 138 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Prairie View A&M University
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Men's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 40 | 9 | $417k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 42 | 12 | $1.9M | 995 | 63% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 43 | 11 | $83k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 44 | 10 | $982k | 984 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 6 | $113k | 969 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 46 | 12 | $866k | 968 | 70% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 50 | 9 | $543k | 988 | 85% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 105 | 9 | $2M | 981 | 29% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 107 | 9 | $145k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 111 | 11 | $158k | — | 95% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 112 | 7 | $109k | — | 91% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 115 | 8 | $461k | 986 | 86% |
Other men's golf programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State University at cap | 9 | $261k | $29,028 | 977 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 2 over cap | 11 | $211k | $19,178 | 990 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 2 over cap | 11 | $193k | $17,586 | 928 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge room for 3 | 6 | $173k | $28,793 | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff at cap | 9 | $131k | $14,598 | 926 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 3 | 6 | $113k | $18,767 | 969 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University room for 1 | 8 | $77k | $9,670 | 946 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked