by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Furman University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Furman is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Furman men’s golf team lists 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 42. Academic data covers 27 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Furman women’s golf team carries 7 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The NCAA tracked 23 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Furman carries 18 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Furman sponsors, golf ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Matt Davidson.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jeff Hull.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Furman men’s golf program brought in $628,210 in revenue against $628,210 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $10,241 in operating expense per athlete, or $112,648 per team.
The Furman women’s golf program generated $877,027 in revenue against $877,027 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $20,713 in operating expense per athlete, or $144,993 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $628,210 to the women’s $877,027 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #5 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, golf grades out ahead at 994.
When Furman places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.