by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Louisiana Tech University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Louisiana Tech is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Louisiana Tech men’s golf team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports Louisiana Tech sponsors, golf comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Matt Terry.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Louisiana Tech men’s golf program brought in $411,615 in revenue against $411,615 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $10,145 in operating expense per athlete, or $101,452 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #9 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (941 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 979, golf sits below average at 975.
If Louisiana Tech earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.