Analysis: College women's golf in Arizona grosses $1.8 million

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Grand Canyon University women's golf tops the list of highest grossing programs in the state, reporting $405,871 – or $45,097 per athlete – in 2016, followed by Northern Arizona University ($381,453) and Arizona State University-Tempe ($278,490), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education compiles athletics data annually from more than 2,000 schools receiving federal financial aid.

In Arizona, 13 colleges have women's golf programs. In all, they grossed nearly $1.8 million in 2016.

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Arizona Women's Golf Programs by Revenue

SchoolDivisionTotal UndergraduatesWomen's Golf TeamWomen's Golf RevenueRevenue per athlete
Grand Canyon UniversityNCAA Division I without football14,5429$405,871$45,097
Northern Arizona UniversityNCAA Division I-FCS21,49010$381,453$38,145
Arizona State University-TempeNCAA Division I-FBS38,7618$278,490$34,811
University of ArizonaNCAA Division I-FBS29,0498$232,995$29,124
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottNAIA Division I2,25511$213,208$19,383
Pima Community CollegeNJCAA Division I7,4768$56,381$7,048
Arizona Christian UniversityNAIA Division I65110$55,993$5,599
Mesa Community CollegeNJCAA Division II5,8835$53,469$10,694
Paradise Valley Community CollegeNJCAA Division II2,1856$29,052$4,842
South Mountain Community CollegeNJCAA Division II1,2134$18,979$4,745
Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeNJCAA Division II3,6254$18,128$4,532
Estrella Mountain Community CollegeNJCAA Division I2,8972$13,700$6,850
Scottsdale Community CollegeOther2,3424$10,960$2,740
Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education

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