by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Liberty University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Liberty University competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Liberty University men’s golf team fields 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. The most recent cohort included 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Liberty University sponsors, golf sits at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jeff Thomas.
Across the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #12 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Liberty University men’s golf program brought in $750,046 in revenue against $750,046 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $16,696 in operating expense per athlete, or $183,655 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #12 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, golf grades out ahead at 1000.
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