by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if American University is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
As a member of the NCAA Division I without football, The American University competes in the Not applicable conference.
There are 372 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 155 men and 217 women. On average, these students receive around $18,086 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $17,668 and women received an average of $18,384.
The sports at The American University are led by 12 head coaches, 5 of whom coach male teams and 7 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $151,526 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $131,132.
In addition to the head coaches of The American University sports, there are 13 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $50,616 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $42,258 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The American University sports teams made $16,343,354 in revenue, but they did have to spend $16,343,354 for 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 The American University.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at The American University, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
There are 19 players on the The American University men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 985 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The The American University men’s basketball program paid out $2,419,672 in expenses while making $2,419,672 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The The American University women’s basketball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 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 985.
On the money side of things, the The American University women’s basketball program brought home $1,670,632 in revenue and paid out $1,670,632 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 28 players on the The American University women’s field hockey team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 971 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s field hockey program at The American University made $1,248,126 in revenue and spend $1,248,126 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 35 players of the The American University women’s lacrosse team. 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 The American University women’s lacrosse program brought home $777,965 in revenue and paid out $777,965 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 30 players of the The American University men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 996 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The men’s soccer program at The American University made $1,096,202 in revenue and spent $1,096,202 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 30 players of the The American University women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the The American University women’s soccer program brought home $1,009,991 in revenue and paid out $1,009,991 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the The American University men’s swimming and diving team.
In terms of financials, the The American University men’s swimming and diving program paid out $148,243 in expenses and made $148,243 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
There are 24 players on the The American University women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the The American University women’s swimming and diving program paid out $176,448 in expenses and made $176,448 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 56-player men’s track and field team at The American University is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The The American University men’s track and field program paid out $415,725 in expenses while making $415,725 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 64 players of the The American University women’s track and field team.
In terms of financials, the The American University women’s track and field program paid out $465,988 in expenses and made $465,988 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The The American University women’s volleyball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a 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 989.
The women’s volleyball program at The American University made $1,348,029 in revenue and spent $1,348,029 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 25 players on the The American University men’s wrestling team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 982 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The wrestling program at The American University made $1,097,905 in revenue and spend $1,097,905 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.