by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Virginia Tech competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Virginia Tech men’s golf team fields 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The NCAA tracked 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Virginia Tech women’s golf team lists 6 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. Academic data covers 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Virginia Tech carries 14 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Virginia Tech reports, golf ranks #12 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brian Sharp.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Carol Robertson.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Virginia Tech men’s golf program generated $158,214 in revenue against $715,688 in expenses, a net loss of $557,474. This comes to about $23,265 in operating expense per athlete, or $186,119 per team.
The Virginia Tech women’s golf program reported $202,785 in revenue against $1,040,516 in expenses, coming up short by $837,731. This comes to about $40,620 in operating expense per athlete, or $243,720 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $158,214 to the women’s $202,785 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, golf sits #10 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned 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.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, golf grades out ahead at 1000.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.