by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNC Charlotte is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UNC Charlotte men’s golf team lists 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The NCAA tracked 38 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNC Charlotte women’s golf team lists 7 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 13. The NCAA tracked 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNC Charlotte carries 18 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UNC Charlotte reports, golf sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Ryan Cabbage.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is C.C. McMahan.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNC Charlotte men’s golf program reported $563,136 in revenue against $565,395 in expenses, running a deficit of $2,259. That works out to about $15,702 in operating expense per athlete, or $172,727 per team.
The UNC Charlotte women’s golf program brought in $485,051 in revenue against $491,260 in expenses, running a deficit of $6,209. Per athlete, that is about $18,086 in operating expense per athlete, or $126,604 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $563,136 to the women’s $485,051 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (952 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. It retained 90% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 86% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, golf grades out ahead at 995.
If UNC Charlotte places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.