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Division I · Horizon League

Wright State University Men's Golf

Dayton, OH · the Raiders · Wright State University overview
10
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 9
$305k
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$30,528
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
100% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Wright State University fields a men's golf team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $305,280, below the median of $508k — $30,528 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (161 of 303 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,151,795 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,876 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's golf programs

Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$305k
Spend per player$30,528
Roster size10
Coaching staff2
APR993

Team budgets across the division

$77k$2.6M
this programevery Division I men's golf program

Roster sizes (cap 9)

615
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster10 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$305,280 for the year
  • Operating expenses$117,133 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$30,528 division median $51,149
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,151,795 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,876 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$58,036 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Conner Lash head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Scott ThompsonAssistant Coachnot 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.
7,012undergraduates · 9,884 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
95%admitted · of 8,894 applicants
SAT middle 50%913 – 1230
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
46%
10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 910
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$305,280 $30,528 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,151,795
Recruiting spend, men's
$58,036
$15,400net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,858
Sticker, out-of-state$36,276
Average net price$15,400
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,987
$30–48k$11,722
$48–75k$15,828
$75–110k$19,191
$110k and up$20,250
Tuition & fees
$10,614 in-state · $20,032 out

Campus safety

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0.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.69
Property0.94
In residence halls
18 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business278 · 21%
Health professions & nursing167 · 13%
Education124 · 9%
Engineering112 · 8%
Computer & information sciences108 · 8%

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Men's Golf programs within 150 miles

Wright State UniversityUniversity of Dayton · 7 miCentral State University · 11 miCedarville University · 13 miWittenberg University · 17 miWilmington College (Ohio) · 27 miMiami University (Ohio) · 38 miEarlham College · 45 miXavier University · 49 miUniversity of Cincinnati · 51 miNorthern Kentucky University · 56 miMount St. Joseph University · 56 miThe Ohio State University · 58 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference712$509k99462%
Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.117$53k—46%
Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference137$121k—63%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference1714$146k—91%
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference27———85%
Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference38————
Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference4513$119k—74%
Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference4911$537k99288%
University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference5110$1.1M99488%
Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League5611$250k100096%
Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference566$73k—57%
The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference5810$980k100051%

Other men's golf programs in the Horizon League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Oakland University room for 18$534k$66,702975vs
Northern Illinois University at cap9$533k$59,260994vs
Indiana University Indianapolis 2 over cap11$314k$28,5161000vs
Wright State University 1 over cap10$305k$30,528993vs
University of Detroit Mercy 2 over cap11$296k$26,923991vs
Youngstown State University 1 over cap10$277k$27,658979vs
Purdue University Fort Wayne at cap9$265k$29,488994vs
Northern Kentucky University 2 over cap11$250k$22,7281000vs
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay at cap9$208k$23,132992vs
Cleveland State University room for 18$178k$22,212993vs

Every Horizon League men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked