by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Mississippi State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mississippi State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Mississippi State men’s golf team lists 12 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mississippi State women’s golf team fields 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 37. Academic data covers 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Mississippi State carries 19 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Mississippi State reports, golf ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Dusty Smith.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Charlie Ewing.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mississippi State men’s golf program reported $1,334,287 in revenue against $1,334,287 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $23,606 in operating expense per athlete, or $283,269 per team.
The Mississippi State women’s golf program reported $1,371,772 in revenue against $1,371,772 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $44,749 in operating expense per athlete, or $313,244 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,334,287 to the women’s $1,371,772 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 97% 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%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, golf sits above average at 1000.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.