by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Eastern Illinois University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. EIU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The EIU men’s golf team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 12.
The EIU women’s golf team fields 5 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23. The most recent cohort included 6 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, EIU fields 13 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 5 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports EIU sponsors, golf sits at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Craig Toler.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Craig Toler.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The EIU men’s golf program generated $169,993 in revenue against $169,993 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,529 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,233 per team.
The EIU women’s golf program generated $104,840 in revenue against $104,840 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $8,246 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,231 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $169,993 to the women’s $104,840 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #10 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 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%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, golf grades out ahead at 1000.
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