Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Virginia Commonwealth University Men's Golf
Richmond, VA · the Rams · Virginia Commonwealth University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$687k
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$85,930
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
985
APR
96% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Virginia Commonwealth University fields a men's golf team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $687,441, above the median of $508k — $85,930 per roster spot, top quarter 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 985, about the median of 993, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,333,826 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,363 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#96Team budgetof 303 · Division I#75Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#202APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$687,441 for the year
- Operating expenses$155,026 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$85,930 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,333,826 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,363 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$283,697 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Schmutz head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Hill | Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →21,205undergraduates · 28,238 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 19,052 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1270
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate985
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $687,441 $85,930 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,333,826
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $283,697
Cost
Full picture →$22,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,233 in-state · $38,817 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 81 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Virginia Commonwealth 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 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$22,852 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,205Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.04 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | 5 | $125k | — | 98% | |
| University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 5 | 10 | $697k | 998 | 23% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 15 | 11 | $86k | — | 83% | |
| Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 22 | 9 | $123k | — | 89% | |
| William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 45 | 9 | $201k | 1000 | 33% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 10 | $463k | 991 | 85% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 59 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Christopher Newport University Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 10 | $175k | — | 88% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 10 | $1.1M | 1000 | 17% | |
| Old Dominion University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 78 | 8 | $389k | 974 | 91% | |
| Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 79 | 15 | $189k | — | 72% | |
| Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 84 | 10 | $57k | — | 71% |
Other men's golf programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College 1 over cap | 10 | $713k | $71,254 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 1 over cap | 10 | $697k | $69,680 | 998 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University room for 1 | 8 | $687k | $85,930 | 985 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 1 | 8 | $659k | $82,408 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island at cap | 9 | $588k | $65,360 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 3 over cap | 12 | $509k | $42,406 | 994 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago at cap | 9 | $387k | $43,004 | 985 | vs | |
| George Mason University at cap | 9 | $348k | $38,673 | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University 1 over cap | 10 | $291k | $29,080 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University 1 over cap | 10 | $205k | $20,507 | 1000 | vs | |
| Fordham University at cap | 9 | $162k | $17,950 | — | vs | |
| La Salle University room for 2 | 7 | $145k | $20,675 | 998 | vs |
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