by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at University of Maryland-College Park, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UMCP plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UMCP men’s golf team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The most recent cohort included 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UMCP women’s golf team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. Academic data covers 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UMCP carries 17 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports UMCP reports, golf ranks #13 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is John Phillips.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kelly Hovland.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 16 sports, golf ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMCP men’s golf program brought in $185,252 in revenue against $764,109 in expenses, coming up short by $578,857. That works out to about $20,336 in operating expense per athlete, or $162,691 per team.
The UMCP women’s golf program generated $253,104 in revenue against $998,143 in expenses, coming up short by $745,039. That works out to about $18,909 in operating expense per athlete, or $170,182 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $185,252 to the women’s $253,104 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, golf ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded 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 984 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 986, golf grades out ahead at 992.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.