by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UT Rio Grande Valley competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Southland Conference.
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The UT Rio Grande Valley men’s golf team fields 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. The most recent cohort included 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UT Rio Grande Valley women’s golf team carries 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. Academic data covers 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UT Rio Grande Valley fields 21 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports UT Rio Grande Valley sponsors, golf ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Houston Moore.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Houston Moore.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 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 UT Rio Grande Valley men’s golf program generated $413,280 in revenue against $413,280 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $9,122 in operating expense per athlete, or $100,339 per team.
The UT Rio Grande Valley women’s golf program generated $390,918 in revenue against $390,918 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $9,860 in operating expense per athlete, or $98,596 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $413,280 to the women’s $390,918 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 993 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 983, golf grades out ahead at 996.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.