by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Merrimack College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Merrimack competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Merrimack men’s golf team carries 13 student athletes. Academic data covers 25 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Merrimack women’s golf team lists 9 athletes. The NCAA tracked 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Merrimack carries 22 golf athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports Merrimack sponsors, golf comes in at #15 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is RJ Montez.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is RJ Montez.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 19 sports, golf ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Merrimack men’s golf program brought in $365,746 in revenue against $365,746 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $4,203 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,645 per team.
The Merrimack women’s golf program reported $420,173 in revenue against $420,173 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $8,810 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,286 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $365,746 to the women’s $420,173 in revenue.
Among the school’s 19 sports, golf ranks #11 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 958.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 958 and the women 992.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, golf sits below average at 975.
When Merrimack earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.