by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Florida Gulf Coast University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. FGCU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The FGCU men’s golf team carries 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The FGCU women’s golf team fields 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The most recent cohort included 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, FGCU carries 18 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports FGCU sponsors, golf sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Andrew Danna.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Shannon Sykora.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The FGCU men’s golf program reported $405,991 in revenue against $405,991 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $10,785 in operating expense per athlete, or $97,064 per team.
The FGCU women’s golf program brought in $374,419 in revenue against $374,419 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $11,423 in operating expense per athlete, or $102,808 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $405,991 to the women’s $374,419 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 969 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% 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.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 969 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 87% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, golf sits below average at 984.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.