Rider University Men's Golf
Rider University fields a men's golf team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $108,009, well below the median of $508k — $15,429 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's golf programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,771,181 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,968 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
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$108,009 for the year
- Operating expenses$29,620 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,429 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 912 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,771,181 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,968 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,086 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Neider 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Men's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $108,009 $15,430 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,771,181
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,086
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rider 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 9 | $485k | 992 | 4% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 9 | $1.2M | 1000 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 22 | 7 | $18k | — | 92% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 23 | 11 | $26k | — | 92% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 26 | 13 | $72k | — | 79% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 28 | 7 | $145k | 998 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 8 | $73k | — | 79% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 30 | 13 | $948k | 986 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · United East Conference | 31 | 10 | $66k | — | 78% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 32 | 8 | $173k | — | 86% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 33 | 11 | $527k | 993 | 78% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 33 | 10 | $205k | 1000 | 86% |
Other men's golf programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 1 over cap | 10 | $410k | $40,962 | 1000 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 6 over cap | 15 | $384k | $25,628 | 998 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 4 over cap | 13 | $366k | $28,134 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 2 over cap | 11 | $362k | $32,937 | — | vs | |
| Siena University room for 1 | 8 | $269k | $33,591 | 1000 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 1 over cap | 10 | $222k | $22,153 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University 1 over cap | 10 | $216k | $21,621 | 983 | vs | |
| Canisius University at cap | 9 | $154k | $17,110 | 1000 | vs | |
| Niagara University at cap | 9 | $137k | $15,212 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University at cap | 9 | $116k | $12,865 | 995 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 2 | 7 | $108k | $15,429 | 975 | vs |
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