by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Pepperdine University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Pepperdine plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The Pepperdine men’s golf team carries 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. Academic data covers 24 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Pepperdine women’s golf team carries 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. Academic data covers 27 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Pepperdine carries 16 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Pepperdine sponsors, golf ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Michael Beard.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Laurie Gibbs.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Pepperdine men’s golf program reported $1,601,015 in revenue against $1,601,015 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $41,333 in operating expense per athlete, or $330,667 per team.
The Pepperdine women’s golf program reported $1,115,066 in revenue against $1,115,066 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $20,183 in operating expense per athlete, or $161,463 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,601,015 to the women’s $1,115,066 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, golf ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned 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.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 987 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, golf grades out ahead at 994.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.