by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Northwestern University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Northwestern plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Northwestern men’s golf team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Northwestern women’s golf team lists 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. Academic data covers 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Northwestern carries 17 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Northwestern reports, golf comes in at #13 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is David Inglis.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Emily Fletcher.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 16 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 Northwestern men’s golf program generated $661,821 in revenue against $1,532,438 in expenses, running a deficit of $870,617. This comes to about $28,632 in operating expense per athlete, or $257,689 per team.
The Northwestern women’s golf program brought in $1,268,854 in revenue against $1,654,436 in expenses, running a deficit of $385,582. This comes to about $33,269 in operating expense per athlete, or $266,154 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $661,821 to the women’s $1,268,854 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, golf ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 992 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 996, golf grades out ahead at 996.
When Northwestern places on one of our 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.