by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UIUC competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
Use the links below to jump straight to any section:
The UIUC men’s golf team lists 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UIUC women’s golf team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. The most recent cohort included 23 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UIUC carries 16 golf athletes — 7 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports UIUC sponsors, golf ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Mike Small.
The women’s golf program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Renee Slone.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UIUC men’s golf program reported $966,296 in revenue against $2,229,868 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,263,572. That works out to about $79,124 in operating expense per athlete, or $553,867 per team.
The UIUC women’s golf program generated $248,850 in revenue against $1,135,665 in expenses, running a deficit of $886,815. Per athlete, that is about $21,278 in operating expense per athlete, or $191,499 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $966,296 to the women’s $248,850 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 988, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, golf sits above average at 994.
When UIUC places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
If we don’t have data on a particular metric for this sport, it won’t appear above.