by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Purdue University-Main Campus, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Purdue is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Purdue men’s golf team fields 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. Academic data covers 46 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Purdue women’s golf team fields 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. Academic data covers 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Purdue fields 21 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Purdue sponsors, golf ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Andrew Sapp.
The women’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Zack Byrd.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 13 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 Purdue men’s golf program generated $353,486 in revenue against $1,056,278 in expenses, a net loss of $702,792. Per athlete, that is about $23,188 in operating expense per athlete, or $231,875 per team.
The Purdue women’s golf program brought in $308,664 in revenue against $1,194,868 in expenses, a net loss of $886,204. Per athlete, that is about $29,195 in operating expense per athlete, or $321,147 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $353,486 to the women’s $308,664 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #6 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (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 earned 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 989 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 985, golf sits above average at 994.
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