by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at University of California-Irvine, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UC Irvine is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UC Irvine men’s golf team lists 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. Academic data covers 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UC Irvine women’s golf team lists 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 25 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UC Irvine fields 19 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports UC Irvine reports, golf ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Paul Smolinski.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Margo Dionisio.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #10 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Irvine men’s golf program reported $333,227 in revenue against $333,227 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $10,324 in operating expense per athlete, or $92,913 per team.
The UC Irvine women’s golf program brought in $396,827 in revenue against $396,827 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $9,551 in operating expense per athlete, or $95,508 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $333,227 to the women’s $396,827 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 975 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, golf matches the average at 988.
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