by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at University of Wyoming, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UW plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The UW men’s golf team fields 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UW women’s golf team fields 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. Academic data covers 42 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UW fields 19 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports UW sponsors, golf ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Joe Jensen.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Josey Stender.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UW men’s golf program generated $742,375 in revenue against $742,375 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $16,671 in operating expense per athlete, or $133,367 per team.
The UW women’s golf program brought in $802,913 in revenue against $802,913 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $11,870 in operating expense per athlete, or $130,565 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $742,375 to the women’s $802,913 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, golf ranks #6 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 993, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, golf comes in above the pack at 996.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.