by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Texas Southern University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. TSU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The TSU men’s golf team lists 6 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. Academic data covers 25 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The TSU women’s golf team carries 7 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. The NCAA tracked 27 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, TSU fields 13 golf athletes — 6 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports TSU reports, golf ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Willie Shankle.
The women’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Willie Shankle.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 11 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 TSU men’s golf program generated $112,602 in revenue against $112,602 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,349 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,093 per team.
The TSU women’s golf program reported $208,369 in revenue against $208,369 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $9,796 in operating expense per athlete, or $68,573 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $112,602 to the women’s $208,369 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 91% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 75% and 88% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 973, golf sits above average at 990.
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