Division I · Southland Conference
University of the Incarnate Word Men's Golf
San Antonio, TX · the Cardinals · University of the Incarnate Word overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$378k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$47,262
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of the Incarnate Word fields a men's golf team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $378,098, below the median of $508k — $47,262 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 under 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,597,245 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,262 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#193Team budgetof 303 · Division I#166Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#183APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$378,098 for the year
- Operating expenses$62,831 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,262 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,597,245 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,262 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$143,036 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Kearney head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lyn McDonald | Volunteer Assistant Men's Golf Coach | 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 →4,726undergraduates · 7,251 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 11,162 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1140
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $378,098 $47,262 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,597,245
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $143,036
Cost
Full picture →$21,246net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,660
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of the Incarnate Word
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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,246 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 1 | 12 | $133k | — | 28% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 6 | 9 | $315k | — | 89% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 12 | 8 | $521k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 14 | $110k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 43 | 10 | $567k | 1000 | 89% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 56 | 13 | $166k | — | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 71 | 9 | $2M | 981 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 7 | $109k | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 94 | 9 | $145k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 126 | 11 | $158k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M International University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 144 | 8 | $164k | — | 46% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 150 | 12 | $1.9M | 995 | 63% |
Other men's golf programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar University room for 1 | 8 | $461k | $57,579 | 986 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 9 | $417k | $46,370 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2 over cap | 11 | $413k | $37,570 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 1 | 8 | $378k | $47,262 | 988 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University at cap | 9 | $320k | $35,603 | — | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 1 over cap | 10 | $260k | $25,977 | 1000 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 2 over cap | 11 | $235k | $21,321 | 992 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 3 over cap | 12 | $198k | $16,528 | 977 | vs |
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