by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Valparaiso University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Valpo plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Valpo men’s golf team lists 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. The NCAA tracked 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Valpo women’s golf team fields 7 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. Academic data covers 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Valpo carries 17 golf athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Valpo reports, golf comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is David M. Gring.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Jill McCoy.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Valpo men’s golf program generated $317,025 in revenue against $318,302 in expenses, a net loss of $1,277. That works out to about $10,366 in operating expense per athlete, or $103,655 per team.
The Valpo women’s golf program generated $211,515 in revenue against $216,923 in expenses, coming up short by $5,408. That works out to about $9,923 in operating expense per athlete, or $69,458 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $317,025 to the women’s $211,515 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, golf ranks #8 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%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (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.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, golf sits above average at 992.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.