by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Columbia University in the City of New York, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Columbia competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Columbia men’s golf team lists 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The NCAA tracked 23 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Columbia women’s golf team fields 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. The most recent cohort included 25 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Columbia fields 16 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 21 varsity sports Columbia sponsors, golf comes in at #17 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Rich Mueller.
The women’s golf program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Amy Weeks.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 21 sports, golf ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Columbia men’s golf program reported $380,395 in revenue against $380,395 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $15,874 in operating expense per athlete, or $126,993 per team.
The Columbia women’s golf program reported $370,648 in revenue against $370,648 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $16,962 in operating expense per athlete, or $135,699 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $380,395 to the women’s $370,648 in revenue.
Among the school’s 21 sports, golf ranks #12 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned 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.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 998, golf trails the average at 989.
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