by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Murray State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Murray State is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Murray State men’s golf team fields 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. The NCAA tracked 43 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Murray State women’s golf team lists 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. Academic data covers 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Murray State carries 21 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Murray State sponsors, golf comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jacob Miller.
The women’s golf program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Philip Nelson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Murray State men’s golf program generated $397,285 in revenue against $305,306 in expenses, netting $91,979. That works out to about $7,429 in operating expense per athlete, or $81,721 per team.
The Murray State women’s golf program brought in $496,806 in revenue against $421,547 in expenses, a net profit of $75,259. That works out to about $9,323 in operating expense per athlete, or $93,233 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $397,285 to the women’s $496,806 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, golf grades out ahead at 996.
If Murray State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.