by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UNL competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
Skip ahead to the topic you care about:
The UNL men’s golf team lists 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 43. The NCAA tracked 44 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNL women’s golf team carries 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The most recent cohort included 38 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNL carries 24 golf athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 18 varsity sports UNL sponsors, golf comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Judd Cornell.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Breanne Hall.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 18 sports, golf ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNL men’s golf program reported $49,797 in revenue against $1,657,469 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,607,672. This comes to about $14,502 in operating expense per athlete, or $174,026 per team.
The UNL women’s golf program generated $37,987 in revenue against $1,685,511 in expenses, coming up short by $1,647,524. Per athlete, that is about $14,922 in operating expense per athlete, or $179,059 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $49,797 to the women’s $37,987 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, golf ranks #10 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 976 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, golf sits below average at 988.
When UNL places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
If we don’t have data on a particular metric for this sport, it won’t appear above.