by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Drake University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Drake plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Drake men’s golf team carries 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Drake women’s golf team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The NCAA tracked 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Drake carries 16 golf athletes — 7 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Drake sponsors, golf comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Matt Lewis.
The women’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Steve Smith.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Drake men’s golf program generated $358,047 in revenue against $358,047 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $18,922 in operating expense per athlete, or $132,457 per team.
The Drake women’s golf program reported $418,437 in revenue against $418,437 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $9,950 in operating expense per athlete, or $89,550 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $358,047 to the women’s $418,437 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 991 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, golf grades out ahead at 996.
When Drake places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.