by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Auburn University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Auburn plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Auburn men’s golf team carries 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 45. The NCAA tracked 45 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Auburn women’s golf team carries 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. Academic data covers 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Auburn fields 18 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Auburn sponsors, golf ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Nick Clinard.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Melissa Luellen.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Auburn men’s golf program reported $544,836 in revenue against $2,444,830 in expenses, coming up short by $1,899,994. Per athlete, that is about $41,151 in operating expense per athlete, or $411,514 per team.
The Auburn women’s golf program generated $250,716 in revenue against $1,711,275 in expenses, coming up short by $1,460,559. Per athlete, that is about $36,588 in operating expense per athlete, or $292,702 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $544,836 to the women’s $250,716 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 993, golf grades out ahead at 997.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.