by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at University of North Alabama, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UNA competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The UNA men’s golf team fields 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 11. The NCAA tracked 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNA women’s golf team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 7. The NCAA tracked 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UNA fields 17 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports UNA reports, golf ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Austin Phillips.
The women’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Neil Self.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNA men’s golf program brought in $348,400 in revenue against $348,400 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $12,789 in operating expense per athlete, or $115,103 per team.
The UNA women’s golf program generated $284,436 in revenue against $284,436 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $7,833 in operating expense per athlete, or $62,666 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $348,400 to the women’s $284,436 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 968 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 83% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 968 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 93% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, golf lands below the pack at 980.
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