by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Eastern Michigan University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Eastern Michigan plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The Eastern Michigan men’s golf team fields 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Eastern Michigan women’s golf team carries 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The NCAA tracked 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Eastern Michigan fields 20 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Eastern Michigan sponsors, golf comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Andy Walker.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Josh Brewer.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 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 Michigan men’s golf program brought in $1,032,974 in revenue against $1,032,974 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $19,154 in operating expense per athlete, or $191,536 per team.
The Eastern Michigan women’s golf program generated $876,047 in revenue against $876,047 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $25,082 in operating expense per athlete, or $250,817 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,032,974 to the women’s $876,047 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 990 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 83% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, golf comes in above the pack at 995.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.