Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Men's Golf
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$381k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$42,348
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a men's golf team in the Southern 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 $381,138, below the median of $508k — $42,348 per roster spot, lower 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 982, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,080,995 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,872 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#191Team budgetof 303 · Division I#185Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#220APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$381,138 for the year
- Operating expenses$52,570 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,348 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,080,995 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,872 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$184,498 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Al DelGreco head coach | Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
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 Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $381,138 $42,349 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,080,995
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $184,498
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Samford 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 divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 10 | $512k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 12 | $133k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 12 | $164k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 10 | $1.9M | 984 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 15 | $390k | 989 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 9 | $261k | 977 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 12 | $284k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 8 | $77k | 946 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 94 | 12 | $111k | — | 100% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 96 | 10 | $2.4M | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 98 | 12 | $306k | — | 49% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 105 | 8 | $64k | — | 63% |
Other men's golf programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University room for 2 | 7 | $766k | $109,424 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 3 over cap | 12 | $707k | $58,906 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2 over cap | 11 | $631k | $57,357 | 986 | vs | |
| Furman University 2 over cap | 11 | $628k | $57,110 | 994 | vs | |
| Mercer University 1 over cap | 10 | $559k | $55,938 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wofford College 2 over cap | 11 | $495k | $44,996 | 974 | vs | |
| Samford University at cap | 9 | $381k | $42,348 | 982 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University at cap | 9 | $284k | $31,502 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University at cap | 9 | $272k | $30,225 | 1000 | vs |
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