by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at West Virginia University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WVU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The WVU men’s golf team lists 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports WVU reports, golf ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Sean Covich.
Among the school’s 16 sports, golf ranks #12 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WVU men’s golf program brought in $880,152 in revenue against $880,152 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $32,646 in operating expense per athlete, or $359,103 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, golf ranks #10 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, golf lands below the pack at 987.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.