by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at University of California-Berkeley, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UC Berkeley competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UC Berkeley men’s golf team fields 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UC Berkeley women’s golf team carries 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. Academic data covers 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UC Berkeley fields 22 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports UC Berkeley sponsors, golf sits at #14 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Michael Wilson.
The women’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Sofie Aagaard.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 20 sports, golf ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Berkeley men’s golf program reported $999,611 in revenue against $1,390,030 in expenses, coming up short by $390,419. Per athlete, that is about $16,938 in operating expense per athlete, or $203,261 per team.
The UC Berkeley women’s golf program reported $1,399,717 in revenue against $1,399,717 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $11,909 in operating expense per athlete, or $119,089 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $999,611 to the women’s $1,399,717 in revenue.
Among the school’s 20 sports, golf sits #9 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 92% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, golf sits above average at 994.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.