by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Grand Canyon University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Grand Canyon University is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The Grand Canyon University men’s golf team carries 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The most recent cohort included 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Grand Canyon University women’s golf team lists 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The NCAA tracked 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Grand Canyon University fields 20 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Grand Canyon University sponsors, golf ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Mark Mueller.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Brent Nicoson.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Grand Canyon University men’s golf program reported $548,943 in revenue against $548,943 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $18,142 in operating expense per athlete, or $199,558 per team.
The Grand Canyon University women’s golf program generated $519,399 in revenue against $519,399 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $15,568 in operating expense per athlete, or $140,110 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $548,943 to the women’s $519,399 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (1000 on a multi-year basis) 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 1000 and the women 977, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, golf grades out ahead at 988.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.