by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Sonoma State University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SSU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association.
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The SSU men’s golf team lists 12 players.
The SSU women’s golf team lists 6 athletes.
Combined, SSU fields 18 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports SSU reports, golf comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time.
The women’s golf program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 9 sports, golf sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SSU men’s golf program generated $325,190 in revenue against $325,190 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $6,622 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,468 per team.
The SSU women’s golf program brought in $408,143 in revenue against $408,143 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $8,780 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,679 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $325,190 to the women’s $408,143 in revenue.
Among the school’s 9 sports, golf sits #3 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.