by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Golf at Wichita State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WSU is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of American Conference.
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The WSU men’s golf team lists 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The WSU women’s golf team lists 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. Academic data covers 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, WSU carries 18 golf athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports WSU sponsors, golf comes in at #6 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. The head coach is Judd Easterling.
The women’s golf program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Tom McCurdy.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 10 sports, golf ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WSU men’s golf program reported $540,586 in revenue against $540,586 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $20,725 in operating expense per athlete, or $186,523 per team.
The WSU women’s golf program brought in $569,468 in revenue against $569,468 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $16,709 in operating expense per athlete, or $150,377 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $540,586 to the women’s $569,468 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, golf ranks #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s golf team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s golf team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 984 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 78% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 990, golf grades out ahead at 992.
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