by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Lamar University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lamar University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The Lamar University men’s golf team carries 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Lamar University women’s golf team fields 7 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The most recent cohort included 26 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Lamar University fields 15 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Lamar University reports, golf ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jessie Mudd.
The women’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Julie Aime.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lamar University men’s golf program generated $466,683 in revenue against $460,638 in expenses, for a surplus of $6,045. This comes to about $14,153 in operating expense per athlete, or $113,226 per team.
The Lamar University women’s golf program generated $418,082 in revenue against $418,082 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $10,947 in operating expense per athlete, or $76,631 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $466,683 to the women’s $418,082 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (978 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 75% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 970, golf sits above average at 1000.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.