by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNLV is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The UNLV men’s golf team carries 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNLV women’s golf team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UNLV fields 17 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports UNLV reports, golf sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Vacant.
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 Amy Bush-Herzer.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNLV men’s golf program brought in $1,104,781 in revenue against $1,129,065 in expenses, running a deficit of $24,284. Per athlete, that is about $23,268 in operating expense per athlete, or $209,409 per team.
The UNLV women’s golf program generated $639,875 in revenue against $863,551 in expenses, a net loss of $223,676. That works out to about $15,308 in operating expense per athlete, or $122,463 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,104,781 to the women’s $639,875 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #3 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 86% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 984, golf comes in above the pack at 996.
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