Division I · Southern Conference
Tennessee Technological University Men's Golf
Cookeville, TN · the Golden Eagles · Tennessee Technological University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$284k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$31,502
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Tennessee Technological 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 0 assistants. Team expenses were $283,520, well below the median of $508k — $31,502 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,413,272 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,238 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#236Team budgetof 303 · Division I#220Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#1APRof 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, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$283,520 for the year
- Operating expenses$86,290 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,502 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$3,413,272 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,238 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$189,933 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Polk Brown head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Amanda Smith | Assistant 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
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 →8,838undergraduates · 10,117 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 8,772 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
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
- $283,520 $31,502 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,413,272
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $189,933
Cost
Full picture →$15,138net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,084 in-state · $20,116 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Tennessee Technological 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 divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,138 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,838Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.76 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 53 | 11 | $785k | 969 | 68% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 70 | 13 | $215k | — | 70% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 71 | 16 | $84k | — | 51% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | 7 | $349k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 72 | 11 | $678k | 993 | 67% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 73 | 9 | $2.4M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 74 | 10 | $286k | 986 | 93% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 77 | 10 | $295k | 993 | 97% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 78 | 12 | $298k | — | 72% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 79 | 12 | $707k | 993 | 77% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 84 | 12 | $57k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 10 | $1.9M | 1000 | 46% |
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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