by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Sam Houston State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SHSU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The SHSU men’s golf team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. The most recent cohort included 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SHSU women’s golf team fields 6 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 24. The most recent cohort included 26 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, SHSU fields 15 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports SHSU reports, golf sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Brandt Kieschnick.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Brandt Kieschnick.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 13 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 SHSU men’s golf program reported $542,932 in revenue against $542,932 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $14,673 in operating expense per athlete, or $132,056 per team.
The SHSU women’s golf program reported $361,954 in revenue against $361,954 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $14,673 in operating expense per athlete, or $88,038 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $542,932 to the women’s $361,954 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 75% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, golf grades out ahead at 996.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.