University of California, Los Angeles Men's Golf
University of California, Los Angeles fields a men's golf team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,223,689, well above the median of $508k — $111,244 per roster spot, top 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 988, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,893,320 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,179 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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,223,689 for the year
- Operating expenses$215,055 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$111,244 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,893,320 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,179 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,762,235 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Armen Kirakossian head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Men's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,223,689 $111,244 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,893,320
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,762,235
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,747 in-state · $44,524 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 82 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of California, Los Angeles
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 7 | 11 | $991k | 1000 | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 9 | $1.7M | 1000 | 10% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 13 | 7 | $577k | 970 | 93% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | 11 | $87k | — | 40% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 15 | 8 | $1.6M | 992 | 50% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 12 | $203k | — | 91% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 27 | 14 | $177k | — | 89% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 28 | 11 | $691k | 998 | 47% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 35 | 10 | $598k | 1000 | 87% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 38 | 10 | $111k | — | 48% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | 8 | $106k | — | 56% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 42 | 11 | $93k | — | 7% |
Other men's golf programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked