by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Western Washington University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WWU is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The WWU men’s golf team lists 11 student athletes.
The WWU women’s golf team carries 8 players.
Across both rosters, WWU fields 19 golf athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports WWU sponsors, golf comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s golf program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Luke Bennett.
The women’s golf program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Luke Bennett.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 9 sports, golf ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WWU men’s golf program generated $220,706 in revenue against $220,706 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $8,343 in operating expense per athlete, or $91,770 per team.
The WWU women’s golf program generated $232,441 in revenue against $232,441 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $9,163 in operating expense per athlete, or $73,304 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $220,706 to the women’s $232,441 in revenue.
Among the school’s 9 sports, golf ranks #7 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When WWU 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.