by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Michigan State University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Michigan State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Michigan State men’s golf team fields 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 47. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Michigan State women’s golf team carries 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Michigan State carries 19 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Michigan State sponsors, golf comes in at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Casey Lubahn.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 17 sports, golf ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Michigan State men’s golf program brought in $1,901,261 in revenue against $1,901,261 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $44,332 in operating expense per athlete, or $398,984 per team.
The Michigan State women’s golf program generated $1,864,692 in revenue against $1,864,692 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $53,136 in operating expense per athlete, or $531,360 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,901,261 to the women’s $1,864,692 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, golf ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, golf sits above average at 1000.
If Michigan State 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.