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Division I · Big West Conference

University of California, Riverside Men's Golf

Riverside, CA · the Highlanders · University of California, Riverside overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$308k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$34,252
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of California, Riverside fields a men's golf team in the Big West 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 $308,269, below the median of $508k — $34,252 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 $1,773,392 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,852 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 budget$308k
Spend per player$34,252
Roster size9
Coaching staff2
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$77k$2.6M
this programevery Division I men's golf program

Roster sizes (cap 9)

615
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster9 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$308,269 for the year
  • Operating expenses$97,548 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$34,252 division median $51,149
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 981 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,773,392 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,852 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$74,224 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Nathalie Silva head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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.
22,646undergraduates · 26,426 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
63%admitted · of 62,807 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
77%
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
$308,269 $34,252 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,773,392
Recruiting spend, men's
$74,224
$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$40,285
Sticker, out-of-state$71,062
Average net price$13,533
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,240
$30–48k$9,615
$48–75k$12,449
$75–110k$17,297
$110k and up$29,624
Tuition & fees
$14,170 in-state · $44,947 out

Campus safety

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0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.78
Property10.31
In residence halls
44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences922 · 17%
Biological sciences918 · 17%
Business815 · 15%
Psychology586 · 11%
Engineering390 · 7%

Research University of California, Riverside

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

University of California, RiversideUniversity of Redlands · 11 miCalifornia State University, San Bernardino · 15 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 24 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 24 miUniversity of La Verne · 27 miChapman University · 33 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 33 miUniversity of California, Irvine · 37 miVanguard University · 39 miLong Beach State University · 47 miOccidental College · 52 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 54 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.119$147k—81%
California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association159$772k—98%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.248$172k—11%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2411$93k—7%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2710$111k—48%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.338$106k—56%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference3310$598k100087%
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference379$333k100026%
Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference3912$166k—65%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference4711$691k99847%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.5211$87k—40%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association5412$203k—91%

Other men's golf programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
California Polytechnic State University 2 over cap11$834k$75,8611000vs
Long Beach State University 2 over cap11$691k$62,807998vs
California State University, Fullerton 1 over cap10$598k$59,8151000vs
California State University, Northridge room for 27$577k$82,404970vs
University of California, San Diego 2 over cap11$508k$46,180—vs
Utah Valley University 1 over cap10$505k$50,4811000vs
University of California, Santa Barbara 1 over cap10$447k$44,732990vs
California State University, Sacramento room for 18$345k$43,120993vs
University of California, Irvine at cap9$333k$37,0251000vs
University of California, Riverside at cap9$308k$34,2521000vs

Every Big West Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked