Division I · Southern Conference
Western Carolina University Men's Golf
Cullowhee, NC · the Catamounts · Western Carolina University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$272k
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$30,225
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Western Carolina University fields a men's golf team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $272,027, well below the median of $508k — $30,225 per roster spot, lower half 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 $2,098,022 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,040 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#244Team budgetof 303 · Division I#226Spend 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, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$272,027 for the year
- Operating expenses$82,539 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,225 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$2,098,022 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,040 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$118,658 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Eckberg head coach | 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 →10,009undergraduates · 11,628 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 18,183 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
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
- $272,027 $30,225 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,098,022
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $118,658
Cost
Full picture →$12,252net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $4,532 in-state · $8,532 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 62 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Carolina 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 divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,252 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,009Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 45 | 10 | $110k | — | 64% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 47 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 48 | 11 | $1.1M | 994 | 38% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 17 | $348k | — | 63% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 50 | 11 | $628k | 994 | 53% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 12 | $105k | — | 78% | |
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 53 | 6 | $107k | — | 66% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 55 | 15 | $145k | — | 93% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 59 | 9 | $264k | — | 68% | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | 10 | $1.9M | 1000 | 46% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 63 | 13 | $270k | — | 53% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 64 | 15 | $193k | — | 60% |
Other men's golf programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University room for 2 | 7 | $766k | $109,424 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 3 over cap | 12 | $707k | $58,906 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2 over cap | 11 | $631k | $57,357 | 986 | vs | |
| Furman University 2 over cap | 11 | $628k | $57,110 | 994 | vs | |
| Mercer University 1 over cap | 10 | $559k | $55,938 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wofford College 2 over cap | 11 | $495k | $44,996 | 974 | vs | |
| Samford University at cap | 9 | $381k | $42,348 | 982 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University at cap | 9 | $284k | $31,502 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University at cap | 9 | $272k | $30,225 | 1000 | vs |
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