by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Golf at Wake Forest University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Wake Forest University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Wake Forest University men’s golf team lists 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. Academic data covers 43 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Wake Forest University women’s golf team fields 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. Academic data covers 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Wake Forest University carries 16 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Wake Forest University sponsors, golf ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jerry Haas.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kim Lewellen.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wake Forest University men’s golf program generated $1,561,181 in revenue against $1,561,181 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $27,727 in operating expense per athlete, or $249,542 per team.
The Wake Forest University women’s golf program reported $1,763,972 in revenue against $1,763,972 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $32,156 in operating expense per athlete, or $225,095 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,561,181 to the women’s $1,763,972 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 988 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 75% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, golf sits above average at 994.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.