by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Amherst College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Amherst competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Amherst men’s golf team fields 11 student athletes.
The Amherst women’s golf team fields 9 athletes.
Across both rosters, Amherst fields 20 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 18 varsity sports Amherst reports, golf sits at #14 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Elizabeth Geene.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Elizabeth Geene.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 18 sports, golf sits #10 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Amherst men’s golf program generated $165,764 in revenue against $165,764 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $6,877 in operating expense per athlete, or $75,652 per team.
The Amherst women’s golf program brought in $170,577 in revenue against $170,577 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $8,796 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,164 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $165,764 to the women’s $170,577 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, golf ranks #10 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Amherst earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.