Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Men's Golf
Blacksburg, VA · the Hokies · Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$716k
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$89,461
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University fields a men's golf team in the Atlantic Coast 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 $715,688, above the median of $508k — $89,461 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 984, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,472,888 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,486 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#87Team budgetof 303 · Division I#69Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#209APRof 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$715,688 for the year
- Operating expenses$186,119 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$89,461 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,472,888 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,486 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,703,456 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Sharp head coach | Head 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 →30,504undergraduates · 38,294 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →57%admitted · of 47,208 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1420
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $715,688 $89,461 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,472,888
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,703,456
Cost
Full picture →$22,205net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,478 in-state · $36,694 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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 divisionAdmissions57% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,205 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 30,504Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 9 | 10 | $256k | 1000 | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 18 | $114k | — | 80% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | 9 | $106k | — | 100% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 35 | 15 | $89k | — | 90% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 45 | 15 | $181k | — | 87% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 66 | 10 | $188k | — | 17% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 69 | 21 | $156k | — | 100% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 11 | $750k | 998 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 69 | 11 | $160k | — | 82% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 72 | 10 | $99k | — | 48% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 76 | 9 | $1.6M | 1000 | 22% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 79 | 9 | $171k | — | 69% |
Other men's golf programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology room for 1 | 8 | $2M | $250,686 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stanford University at cap | 9 | $1.9M | $210,592 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.9M | $188,146 | 988 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $173,464 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame at cap | 9 | $1.5M | $169,371 | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 10 | $1.5M | $145,613 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 3 over cap | 12 | $1.4M | $115,835 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.3M | $133,288 | 987 | vs | |
| Duke University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.3M | $131,373 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 11 | $1.1M | $101,949 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 1 over cap | 10 | $1.1M | $110,636 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 2 over cap | 11 | $958k | $87,126 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 1 over cap | 10 | $735k | $73,463 | 992 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 1 | 8 | $716k | $89,461 | 984 | vs | |
| Boston College room for 1 | 8 | $482k | $60,220 | 995 | vs |
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