by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Eastern Kentucky University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Eastern plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The Eastern men’s golf team lists 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. The NCAA tracked 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Eastern women’s golf team carries 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The NCAA tracked 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Eastern carries 20 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Eastern reports, golf sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Pat Stephens.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mandy Moore.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Eastern men’s golf program brought in $586,482 in revenue against $586,482 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $22,464 in operating expense per athlete, or $269,572 per team.
The Eastern women’s golf program reported $429,086 in revenue against $429,086 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $10,763 in operating expense per athlete, or $86,101 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $586,482 to the women’s $429,086 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted 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.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 993 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 91% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, golf grades out ahead at 996.
When Eastern earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.