by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. U-M competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The U-M men’s golf team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. The NCAA tracked 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The U-M women’s golf team fields 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The most recent cohort included 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, U-M carries 19 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports U-M sponsors, golf ranks #16 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Zach Barlow.
The women’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Jan Dowling.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 20 sports, golf sits #10 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The U-M men’s golf program reported $223,473 in revenue against $1,070,911 in expenses, coming up short by $847,438. That works out to about $23,258 in operating expense per athlete, or $232,576 per team.
The U-M women’s golf program generated $252,377 in revenue against $1,185,209 in expenses, running a deficit of $932,832. Per athlete, that is about $21,140 in operating expense per athlete, or $190,263 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $223,473 to the women’s $252,377 in revenue.
Against the school’s 20 sports, golf sits #11 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% 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 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, golf sits above average at 1000.
When U-M earns a spot on a 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.