by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Georgia State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Georgia State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Georgia State men’s golf team carries 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The NCAA tracked 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Georgia State women’s golf team lists 7 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 30. The most recent cohort included 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Georgia State carries 17 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Georgia State sponsors, golf comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Evan Smith.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Brooks Thomas.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across 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 Georgia State men’s golf program generated $444,528 in revenue against $444,528 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $10,346 in operating expense per athlete, or $103,462 per team.
The Georgia State women’s golf program brought in $416,802 in revenue against $416,802 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $17,473 in operating expense per athlete, or $122,310 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $444,528 to the women’s $416,802 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 976 and the women 980, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, golf sits below average at 978.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.