by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at University of Colorado Boulder, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. CU - Boulder is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The CU - Boulder men’s golf team lists 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 43. The most recent cohort included 39 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The CU - Boulder women’s golf team carries 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. The most recent cohort included 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, CU - Boulder fields 17 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports CU - Boulder sponsors, golf sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Roy Edwards.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Madeleine Sheils.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CU - Boulder men’s golf program generated $478,420 in revenue against $1,118,435 in expenses, a net loss of $640,015. Per athlete, that is about $32,701 in operating expense per athlete, or $327,008 per team.
The CU - Boulder women’s golf program brought in $366,668 in revenue against $955,316 in expenses, running a deficit of $588,648. This comes to about $25,860 in operating expense per athlete, or $181,023 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $478,420 to the women’s $366,668 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #4 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 986 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, golf comes in above the pack at 993.
When CU - Boulder places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.