by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at University of Alabama at Birmingham, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UAB competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UAB men’s golf team fields 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. The most recent cohort included 39 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UAB women’s golf team carries 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. Academic data covers 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UAB carries 20 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports UAB reports, golf ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Charles Hoyle.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jesse Lawley.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAB men’s golf program reported $558,437 in revenue against $512,370 in expenses, a net profit of $46,067. Per athlete, that is about $11,571 in operating expense per athlete, or $115,714 per team.
The UAB women’s golf program reported $536,629 in revenue against $490,204 in expenses, a net profit of $46,425. This comes to about $8,357 in operating expense per athlete, or $83,569 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $558,437 to the women’s $536,629 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, golf sits #7 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 985 and the women 977, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 980, golf grades out ahead at 981.
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