University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Golf
University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a men's golf team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,185,682, well above the median of $508k — $118,568 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (161 of 303 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $10,704,429 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,793 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
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,185,682 for the year
- Operating expenses$141,976 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$118,568 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$10,704,429 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,793 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,725,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Wilson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ross Thomson | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Gilles | Sports Operations Coordinator | 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Men's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,185,682 $118,568 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,704,429
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,725,093
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 2 | 11 | $67k | — | 95% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 60 | 11 | $45k | — | 58% | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 69 | 14 | $24k | — | 67% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 70 | 14 | $55k | — | 79% | |
| Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 75 | 9 | $1.1M | 992 | 87% | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 76 | 12 | $52k | — | 60% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 76 | 12 | $74k | — | 92% | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 76 | 14 | $32k | — | 68% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 77 | 13 | $130k | — | 87% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 84 | 9 | $170k | — | 73% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 85 | 9 | $533k | 994 | 70% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 86 | 31 | $142k | — | 84% |
Other men's golf programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked