Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University Men's Golf
Winston-Salem, NC · the Deacons · Wake Forest University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$1.6M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$173,464
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wake Forest University fields a men's golf team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,561,181, well above the median of $508k — $173,464 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 $13,950,491 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $41,893 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#23Team budgetof 303 · Division I#18Spend 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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,561,181 for the year
- Operating expenses$249,542 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$173,464 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$13,950,491 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$41,893 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,453,094 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Haas head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Van Williams | Lyons Family Men’s Golf Associate Head 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 →5,471undergraduates · 9,121 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →22%admitted · of 17,479 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
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
- $1,561,181 $173,465 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,950,491
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,453,094
Cost
Full picture →$27,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →1.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wake Forest 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 divisionAdmissions22% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 4 | 9 | $171k | — | 69% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 19 | 10 | $429k | 994 | 77% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 22 | 10 | $123k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 11 | $631k | 986 | 90% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 12 | $107k | — | 92% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 14 | $524k | 1000 | 46% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 11 | $275k | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 34 | 7 | $127k | — | 74% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 9 | $842k | 994 | 67% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 45 | 14 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 54 | 10 | $713k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 57 | 9 | $106k | — | 100% |
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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