Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Southern California Men's Golf
Los Angeles, CA · the Trojans · University of Southern California overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$1.7M
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$188,013
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Southern California fields a men's golf team in the Big Ten 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 $1,692,125, well above the median of $508k — $188,013 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,118,920 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $42,468 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#17Team budgetof 303 · Division I#16Spend 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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,692,125 for the year
- Operating expenses$161,718 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$188,013 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$15,118,920 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$42,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$5,926,680 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Hankins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kolton Lapa | Assistant Coach | not 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
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 →21,023undergraduates · 47,147 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →10%admitted · of 80,808 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
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
- $1,692,125 $188,014 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,118,920
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $5,926,680
Cost
Full picture →$41,496net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →1.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Southern California
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 divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,496 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,023Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 11 | $991k | 1000 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 11 | $87k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 11 | $1.2M | 988 | 9% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 11 | 12 | $203k | — | 91% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 11 | $691k | 998 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | 7 | $577k | 970 | 93% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 8 | $1.6M | 992 | 50% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 25 | 10 | $598k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 8 | $106k | — | 56% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 30 | 10 | $111k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 11 | $93k | — | 7% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 33 | 12 | $166k | — | 65% |
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