by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Tennessee State University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Tennessee State University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The Tennessee State University men’s golf team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. Academic data covers 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Tennessee State University women’s golf team lists 5 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 22. The most recent cohort included 17 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Tennessee State University carries 15 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 5 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Tennessee State University reports, golf comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Gerald McGrath.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Gerald McGrath.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 9 sports, golf sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Tennessee State University men’s golf program brought in $286,211 in revenue against $286,211 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $5,491 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,912 per team.
The Tennessee State University women’s golf program generated $174,778 in revenue against $174,778 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $9,487 in operating expense per athlete, or $47,434 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $286,211 to the women’s $174,778 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, golf sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 916 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 916 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 80% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 957, golf grades out ahead at 958.
When Tennessee State University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.