Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Western Illinois University Men's Golf
Macomb, IL · the Leathernecks · Western Illinois University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$273k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division I
$34,161
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
975
APR
96% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Western Illinois University fields a men's golf team in the Ohio Valley 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 $273,290, well below the median of $508k — $34,161 per roster spot, lower half 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 975, about the median of 993, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,656,932 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,889 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#241Team budgetof 303 · Division I#207Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#247APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$273,290 for the year
- Operating expenses$14,611 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,161 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,656,932 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,889 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,769 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton Zimmerman head coach | Interim 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 →5,025undergraduates · 7,073 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,479 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate975
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $273,290 $34,161 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,656,932
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,769
Cost
Full picture →$12,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,085
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 39 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Illinois 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 divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,025Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 31 | 8 | $31k | — | 87% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 37 | 5 | $88k | — | 71% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 52 | 10 | $180k | — | 50% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 56 | 15 | $69k | — | 75% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 7 | $214k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 25 | $189k | — | 68% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 76 | 10 | $95k | — | 84% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 9 | $6k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 89 | 19 | $111k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 8 | $391k | 984 | 89% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 11 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 10 | $827k | 985 | 85% |
Other men's golf programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee at Martin 3 over cap | 12 | $407k | $33,875 | 992 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at cap | 9 | $290k | $32,167 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bryant University 6 over cap | 15 | $288k | $19,183 | 980 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University 1 over cap | 10 | $286k | $28,621 | 986 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 8 | $273k | $34,161 | 975 | vs | |
| Morehead State University 2 over cap | 11 | $268k | $24,405 | 978 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University at cap | 9 | $248k | $27,577 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 1 over cap | 10 | $216k | $21,557 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University room for 1 | 8 | $170k | $21,249 | 1000 | vs |
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