by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Penn State University Park competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Penn State University Park men’s golf team fields 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The NCAA tracked 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Penn State University Park women’s golf team fields 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. The most recent cohort included 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Penn State University Park carries 17 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports Penn State University Park sponsors, golf ranks #16 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Mark Leon.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kristen Simpson.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 19 sports, golf sits #11 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Penn State University Park men’s golf program generated $175,974 in revenue against $597,438 in expenses, a net loss of $421,464. This comes to about $10,945 in operating expense per athlete, or $98,506 per team.
The Penn State University Park women’s golf program generated $262,380 in revenue against $700,523 in expenses, coming up short by $438,143. Per athlete, that is about $14,355 in operating expense per athlete, or $114,839 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $175,974 to the women’s $262,380 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, golf ranks #15 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% 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%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 993 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, golf comes in above the pack at 996.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.