by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Western Illinois University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WIU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The WIU men’s golf team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. Academic data covers 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The WIU women’s golf team fields 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. The most recent cohort included 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, WIU fields 18 golf athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports WIU sponsors, golf ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Greg Garrett (Interim).
The women’s golf program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Greg Garrett (Interim).
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WIU men’s golf program generated $273,290 in revenue against $273,290 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,826 in operating expense per athlete, or $14,611 per team.
The WIU women’s golf program brought in $255,499 in revenue against $255,499 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,926 in operating expense per athlete, or $19,257 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $273,290 to the women’s $255,499 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, golf sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 980 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 975, golf sits above average at 990.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.