by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Marshall University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Marshall University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Marshall University men’s golf team fields 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. Academic data covers 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Marshall University women’s golf team fields 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. The most recent cohort included 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Marshall University carries 20 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Marshall University reports, golf comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Matthew Grobe.
The women’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Brooke Burkhammer.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Marshall University men’s golf program reported $599,286 in revenue against $599,286 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $12,697 in operating expense per athlete, or $152,363 per team.
The Marshall University women’s golf program brought in $504,859 in revenue against $504,859 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $13,541 in operating expense per athlete, or $108,325 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $599,286 to the women’s $504,859 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 962 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, golf grades out ahead at 981.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.