by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Virginia Commonwealth University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. VCU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The VCU men’s golf team fields 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The most recent cohort included 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports VCU 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, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Tyler Schmutz.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The VCU men’s golf program generated $687,441 in revenue against $687,441 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $19,378 in operating expense per athlete, or $155,026 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #9 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, golf sits above average at 1000.
When VCU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.