by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Rutgers New Brunswick competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Rutgers New Brunswick men’s golf team fields 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The NCAA tracked 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Rutgers New Brunswick women’s golf team lists 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 30. The NCAA tracked 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Rutgers New Brunswick fields 17 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 18 varsity sports Rutgers New Brunswick sponsors, golf ranks #13 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. Leading the program is Rob Shutte.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kari Williams.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 18 sports, golf ranks #10 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rutgers New Brunswick men’s golf program generated $1,183,191 in revenue against $1,183,191 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $20,266 in operating expense per athlete, or $182,398 per team.
The Rutgers New Brunswick women’s golf program generated $1,296,211 in revenue against $1,296,211 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $16,170 in operating expense per athlete, or $129,361 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,183,191 to the women’s $1,296,211 in revenue.
Among the school’s 18 sports, golf sits #13 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 991 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 100% and 86% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, golf sits above average at 992.
When Rutgers New Brunswick earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.