by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Golf at Western Carolina University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WCU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The WCU men’s golf team lists 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. The most recent cohort included 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The WCU women’s golf team lists 6 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The most recent cohort included 25 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, WCU fields 15 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports WCU reports, golf ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Tim Eckberg.
The women’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ann Marie Covar.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across the school’s 11 sports, golf sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WCU men’s golf program generated $272,027 in revenue against $272,027 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $9,171 in operating expense per athlete, or $82,539 per team.
The WCU women’s golf program generated $284,968 in revenue against $284,968 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $16,675 in operating expense per athlete, or $100,051 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $272,027 to the women’s $284,968 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, golf ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 966 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 67% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 980, golf comes in above the pack at 983.
When WCU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.