by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Abilene Christian University sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
Abilene Christian is in the Western Athletic Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
A total number of 495 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 293 of whom are male and 202 are female. They receive, on average, about $18,479 in sports-related student aid to attend Abilene Christian. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $18,377 and the average awarded to women is $18,626.
Of the 13 head coaches at Abilene Christian, 6 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $89,964 and men’s team head coaches make about $117,383 each year.
The head coaches of Abilene Christian sports are supported by 13 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $46,827 while the ones for men’s team make about $81,093 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Abilene Christian collected $21,201,476 in revenue and paid out $21,201,476 in expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at Abilene Christian.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 39 players on the Abilene Christian men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 955.
The baseball program at Abilene Christian made $1,479,634 in revenue and spend $1,379,867 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $99,767 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 15 players on the Abilene Christian women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 995.
On the money side of things, the Abilene Christian women’s basketball program brought home $1,611,409 in revenue and paid out $1,610,530 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $879 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 119 players on the Abilene Christian men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 938, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The Abilene Christian football program paid out $5,349,399 in expenses while making $6,180,313 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $830,914 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The Abilene Christian men’s golf team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Abilene Christian men’s golf program paid out $462,235 in expenses and made $522,878 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $60,643 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 33 players of the Abilene Christian women’s soccer team. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 995.
The Abilene Christian women’s soccer program paid out $945,910 in expenses while making $936,324 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-9,586.
There are 18 players on the Abilene Christian women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 977.
In terms of financials, the Abilene Christian women’s softball program paid out $969,599 in expenses and made $970,889 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $1,290 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 11 players of the Abilene Christian men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the Abilene Christian men’s tennis program brought home $366,599 in revenue and paid out $395,208 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-28,609.
There are 9 players on the Abilene Christian women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Abilene Christian women’s tennis program paid out $540,475 in expenses while making $563,355 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $22,880 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 98 players of the Abilene Christian men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The Abilene Christian men’s track and field program paid out $796,812 in expenses while making $792,468 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-4,344 to be exact.
The 91 players of the Abilene Christian women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
Abilene Christian brought in $973,691 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $1,017,052 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-43,361.
There are 18 players on the Abilene Christian women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Abilene Christian women’s volleyball program paid out $921,228 in expenses while making $967,187 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $45,959 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Abilene Christian University offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
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