by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Howard University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Howard is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The Howard men’s golf team fields 12 student athletes. The NCAA tracked 38 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Howard women’s golf team lists 12 student athletes. The NCAA tracked 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Howard carries 24 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Howard reports, golf comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Sam Puryear.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Sam Puryear.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Howard men’s golf program reported $506,569 in revenue against $288,231 in expenses, netting $218,338. Per athlete, that is about $9,627 in operating expense per athlete, or $115,518 per team.
The Howard women’s golf program brought in $506,569 in revenue against $288,231 in expenses, for a surplus of $218,338. This comes to about $9,627 in operating expense per athlete, or $115,518 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $506,569 to the women’s $506,569 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, golf ranks #5 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 936 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 936 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 970, golf trails the average at 968.
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