by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big West Conference.
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The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s golf team carries 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s golf team carries 7 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carries 18 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Cal Poly San Luis Obispo sponsors, golf ranks #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Philip Rowe.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Courtney Roberts.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s golf program generated $1,278,272 in revenue against $834,472 in expenses, a net profit of $443,800. That works out to about $21,658 in operating expense per athlete, or $238,243 per team.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s golf program reported $737,705 in revenue against $737,705 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $19,192 in operating expense per athlete, or $134,347 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,278,272 to the women’s $737,705 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 976 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 89% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 983, golf grades out ahead at 988.
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