Division I · Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt University Men's Golf
Nashville, TN · the Commodores · Vanderbilt University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$2.4M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$266,683
Per roster spot
median $51,149
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Vanderbilt University fields a men's golf team in the Southeastern 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 $2,400,149, well above the median of $508k — $266,683 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 $12,975,789 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $59,796 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#5Team budgetof 303 · Division I#4Spend 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,400,149 for the year
- Operating expenses$282,111 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$266,683 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$12,975,789 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$59,796 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,075,726 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Limbaugh head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Austin Cody | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Doggett | 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 →7,152undergraduates · 13,456 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 45,313 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1560
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
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
- $2,400,149 $266,683 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,975,789
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,075,726
Cost
Full picture →$26,689net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,946
Campus safety
Full picture →4.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →33%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Vanderbilt University
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 divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,689 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,152Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.08 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 7 | $349k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | 10 | $286k | 986 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 3 | 13 | $215k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 11 | $678k | 993 | 67% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 32 | 11 | $785k | 969 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 41 | 10 | $490k | 962 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 61 | 10 | $295k | 993 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 73 | 9 | $284k | 1000 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 16 | $84k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 11 | $305k | 981 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 95 | 8 | $77k | 946 | 66% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 105 | 9 | $348k | 1000 | 96% |
Other men's golf programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma 4 over cap | 13 | $2.5M | $189,133 | 989 | vs | |
| Auburn University 1 over cap | 10 | $2.4M | $244,483 | 1000 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University at cap | 9 | $2.4M | $266,683 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin at cap | 9 | $2M | $221,451 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1 over cap | 10 | $1.9M | $189,657 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 3 over cap | 12 | $1.9M | $157,498 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 1 over cap | 10 | $1.9M | $188,845 | 984 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 11 | $1.6M | $148,128 | 993 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 2 over cap | 11 | $1.5M | $139,690 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi at cap | 9 | $1.5M | $167,951 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 9 | $1.5M | $163,032 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 1 over cap | 10 | $1.4M | $136,736 | 985 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 3 over cap | 12 | $1.3M | $111,190 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 9 | $1.3M | $141,603 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 10 | $1.2M | $120,265 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 2 over cap | 11 | $951k | $86,483 | 1000 | vs |
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