by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Niagara University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Niagara competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Niagara men’s golf team carries 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23. Academic data covers 25 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Niagara women’s golf team lists 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The most recent cohort included 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Niagara fields 17 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Niagara reports, golf ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Tim Frank.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Chris O'Connor.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, golf ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Niagara men’s golf program generated $136,910 in revenue against $136,910 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $6,821 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,385 per team.
The Niagara women’s golf program reported $171,183 in revenue against $171,183 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $7,252 in operating expense per athlete, or $58,018 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $136,910 to the women’s $171,183 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf ranks #11 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 967 and the women 971, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, golf trails the average at 969.
When Niagara earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.