by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UMN Twin Cities plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UMN Twin Cities men’s golf team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. The most recent cohort included 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UMN Twin Cities women’s golf team fields 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. Academic data covers 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UMN Twin Cities fields 18 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports UMN Twin Cities reports, golf sits at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Justin Smith.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Matt Higgins.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 17 sports, golf ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMN Twin Cities men’s golf program reported $301,548 in revenue against $1,002,141 in expenses, running a deficit of $700,593. That works out to about $20,657 in operating expense per athlete, or $206,567 per team.
The UMN Twin Cities women’s golf program reported $152,716 in revenue against $963,518 in expenses, a net loss of $810,802. That works out to about $23,491 in operating expense per athlete, or $187,926 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $301,548 to the women’s $152,716 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, golf sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (1000 on a multi-year basis) 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 991, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 993, golf sits above average at 996.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.