by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Northern Kentucky University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. NKU is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The NKU men’s golf team lists 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The most recent cohort included 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NKU women’s golf team fields 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The NCAA tracked 39 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, NKU carries 22 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports NKU reports, golf comes in at #6 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 David Shearer.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is David Shearer.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NKU men’s golf program brought in $250,009 in revenue against $250,009 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $8,121 in operating expense per athlete, or $89,333 per team.
The NKU women’s golf program reported $350,958 in revenue against $350,958 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $9,239 in operating expense per athlete, or $101,627 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $250,009 to the women’s $350,958 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 993, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, golf comes in above the pack at 996.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.