Here we dig into Golf at Kennesaw State University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. KSU Georgia plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Conference USA.
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The KSU Georgia men’s golf team lists 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The NCAA tracked 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The KSU Georgia women’s golf team carries 7 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The NCAA tracked 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, KSU Georgia carries 16 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports KSU Georgia reports, golf sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Bryant Odom.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Ket Vanderpool (Interim).
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 KSU Georgia men’s golf program reported $559,172 in revenue against $559,172 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $17,212 in operating expense per athlete, or $154,911 per team.
The KSU Georgia women’s golf program generated $619,326 in revenue against $619,326 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $25,990 in operating expense per athlete, or $181,930 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $559,172 to the women’s $619,326 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 984 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 983, golf comes in above the pack at 992.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.