On this page, we take a look at the Arkansas Tech University athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
ATU competes in the NCAA Division II with football , and is one of the Great American Conference schools.
A total number of 350 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 246 of whom are male and 104 are female. On average, these students receive around $5,764 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 $4,595 and women received an average of $8,530.
The sports at ATU are led by 10 head coaches, 4 of whom coach male teams and 6 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $101,812, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $91,816 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of ATU sports, there are 8 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 3 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $36,338 while the ones for men’s team make about $52,620 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at ATU brought home $6,227,572 in revenue while shelling out $5,472,930 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $754,642. That’s a whole lot better than taking a loss!
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 ATU.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list when applicable. 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.
The 62 players of the ATU men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than baseball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 970 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The ATU baseball program paid out $426,809 in expenses while making $426,809 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 24-player men’s basketball team at ATU is kept in shape 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 980.
On the money side of things, the ATU men’s basketball program brought home $426,464 in revenue and paid out $426,464 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 16 players of the ATU women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 957.
The ATU women’s basketball program paid out $522,292 in expenses while making $522,292 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 ATU women’s cross country team is made up of 17 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
ATU brought in $197,058 in revenue from its women’s cross country program while paying out $197,058 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 151 players on the ATU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team members have more than football on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 972.
The football program at ATU made $1,477,152 in revenue and spend $1,477,152 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 9 players on the ATU men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The ATU men’s golf program paid out $189,061 in expenses while making $189,061 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 7 players of the ATU women’s golf team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The ATU women’s golf program paid out $194,109 in expenses while making $194,109 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 33-player women’s softball team at ATU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
ATU brought in $397,457 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $397,457 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.
The ATU women’s tennis team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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.
The ATU women’s tennis program paid out $152,549 in expenses while making $152,549 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 ATU women’s volleyball team is made up of 22 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 990 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The ATU women’s volleyball program paid out $367,202 in expenses while making $367,202 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.
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.