by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WCUPA plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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The WCUPA men’s golf team carries 9 athletes.
The WCUPA women’s golf team fields 8 student athletes.
Across both rosters, WCUPA fields 17 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports WCUPA sponsors, golf ranks #14 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Chris Merce.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Chris Merce.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 17 sports, golf ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WCUPA men’s golf program generated $127,696 in revenue against $111,327 in expenses, for a surplus of $16,369. That works out to about $6,035 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,315 per team.
The WCUPA women’s golf program generated $110,513 in revenue against $103,928 in expenses, a net profit of $6,585. This comes to about $6,021 in operating expense per athlete, or $48,166 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $127,696 to the women’s $110,513 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, golf ranks #12 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.