Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Men's Golf
Champaign, IL · the Fighting Illini · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$2.2M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$318,552
Per roster spot
median $51,149
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a men's golf team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,229,868, well above the median of $508k — $318,552 per roster spot, top 10% 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,613,622 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,966 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,229,868 for the year
- Operating expenses$553,867 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$318,552 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$8,613,622 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,966 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,800,759 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Small head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Justin Bardgett | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eric Gilpin | Assistant Coach & Director of Operations | 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 →35,564undergraduates · 56,563 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →44%admitted · of 67,398 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1510
ACT middle 50%29 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,229,868 $318,553 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,613,622
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,800,759
Cost
Full picture →$14,297net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $18,060 in-state · $39,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,297 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 35,564Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 43 | 8 | $170k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 44 | 17 | $125k | — | 54% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 48 | 19 | $111k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 49 | 8 | $391k | 984 | 89% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 13 | $159k | — | 73% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 9 | $6k | — | 88% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 10 | $1.1M | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 78 | 10 | $95k | — | 84% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 79 | 17 | $165k | — | 54% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 84 | 7 | $214k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 104 | 11 | $33k | — | 80% |
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