by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at University of Southern California, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. USC is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The USC men’s golf team carries 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The NCAA tracked 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USC women’s golf team lists 6 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 30. Academic data covers 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, USC fields 15 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports USC sponsors, golf ranks #13 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mark Hankins.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Justin Silverstein.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 16 sports, golf sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USC men’s golf program brought in $1,692,125 in revenue against $1,692,125 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $17,969 in operating expense per athlete, or $161,718 per team.
The USC women’s golf program reported $1,545,778 in revenue against $1,545,778 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $32,200 in operating expense per athlete, or $193,202 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,692,125 to the women’s $1,545,778 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, golf sits #9 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (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.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 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 984 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, golf grades out ahead at 992.
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