by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at University of Detroit Mercy, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Detroit Mercy plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The Detroit Mercy men’s golf team carries 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Detroit Mercy women’s golf team lists 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. Academic data covers 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Detroit Mercy carries 20 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Detroit Mercy reports, golf sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jordan McArleton.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jordan McArleton.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 9 sports, golf ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Detroit Mercy men’s golf program reported $296,153 in revenue against $296,153 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,198 in operating expense per athlete, or $57,176 per team.
The Detroit Mercy women’s golf program reported $265,788 in revenue against $265,788 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $5,198 in operating expense per athlete, or $46,779 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $296,153 to the women’s $265,788 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, golf ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 964 (978 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 964, with graduation success rates of 86% and 88% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 975, golf sits above average at 978.
When Detroit Mercy earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.