by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Southern Methodist University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SMU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The SMU men’s golf team lists 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. Academic data covers 39 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SMU women’s golf team lists 6 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. The most recent cohort included 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, SMU carries 16 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports SMU reports, golf ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Parra.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lauren Mason.
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.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SMU men’s golf program reported $1,332,886 in revenue against $1,332,886 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $30,475 in operating expense per athlete, or $304,745 per team.
The SMU women’s golf program reported $1,640,699 in revenue against $1,640,699 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $33,483 in operating expense per athlete, or $200,897 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,332,886 to the women’s $1,640,699 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #10 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 100% and 90% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, golf comes in above the pack at 996.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.