University of Notre Dame Men's Golf
University of Notre Dame fields a men's golf team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,524,345, well above the median of $508k — $169,371 per roster spot, top 10% 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 988, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $18,224,011 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $37,730 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
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,524,345 for the year
- Operating expenses$482,765 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$169,371 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$18,224,011 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,730 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,848,525 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Handrigan 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,524,345 $169,372 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $18,224,011
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,848,525
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $62,693
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 45 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Notre Dame
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 45 | 10 | $318k | 1000 | 92% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | 8 | $80k | — | 76% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 64 | 32 | $131k | — | 85% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 13 | $89k | — | 71% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 71 | 12 | $178k | 979 | 41% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 71 | 9 | $265k | 994 | 86% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 72 | 6 | $218k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 73 | 8 | $575k | 1000 | 74% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | 9 | $38k | — | 76% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 76 | 9 | $387k | 985 | 81% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 9 | $1.5M | 992 | 7% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 78 | 11 | $74k | — | 73% |
Other men's golf programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology room for 1 | 8 | $2M | $250,686 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stanford University at cap | 9 | $1.9M | $210,592 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.9M | $188,146 | 988 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $173,464 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame at cap | 9 | $1.5M | $169,371 | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 10 | $1.5M | $145,613 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 3 over cap | 12 | $1.4M | $115,835 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.3M | $133,288 | 987 | vs | |
| Duke University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.3M | $131,373 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 11 | $1.1M | $101,949 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 1 over cap | 10 | $1.1M | $110,636 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 2 over cap | 11 | $958k | $87,126 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 1 over cap | 10 | $735k | $73,463 | 992 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 1 | 8 | $716k | $89,461 | 984 | vs | |
| Boston College room for 1 | 8 | $482k | $60,220 | 995 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked