by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Auburn University be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
As a proud member of the Southeastern Conference conference, Auburn contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 617 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 312 men and 305 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Auburn and the average award is around $27,480 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $29,116 and the average awarded to women is $25,807.
There are 17 head coaches at Auburn, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 10 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $1,992,776 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $357,776.
The head coaches of Auburn sports are supported by 25 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 27 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $129,881 and the average for those who coach men’s is $452,056. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Auburn collected $174,568,438 in revenue and paid out $146,645,900 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $27,922,538, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
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 Auburn.
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. 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.
The 44-player men’s baseball team at Auburn is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 970.
On the money side of things, the Auburn baseball program brought home $1,833,285 in revenue and paid out $5,956,633 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-4,123,348.
The 23-player women’s basketball team at Auburn is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 981, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Auburn women’s basketball program paid out $5,155,528 in expenses while making $493,095 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-4,662,433.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 116 players of the Auburn men’s football team. The team members have more than football on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 980.
The football program at Auburn made $106,726,055 in revenue and spend $52,254,828 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $54,471,227 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 13 players on the Auburn men’s golf team, and they are led by one 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.
Auburn brought in $387,845 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $1,715,204 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,327,359.
There are 12 players on the Auburn women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one 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.
Auburn brought in $196,876 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $1,593,099 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,396,223.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 20 members of the Auburn women’s gymnastics team. The team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000 shows that team members do more than just gymnastics - they are willing to hit the books, too.
In terms of financials, the Auburn women’s gymnastics program paid out $3,017,113 in expenses and made $683,144 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,333,969.
The 35-player women’s soccer team at Auburn is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Auburn women’s soccer program paid out $2,663,138 in expenses and made $396,108 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,267,030.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the Auburn women’s softball team. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 981.
In terms of financials, the Auburn women’s softball program paid out $2,920,116 in expenses and made $666,283 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,253,833.
The 35-player men’s swimming and diving team at Auburn is kept in shape by one head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The men’s swimming and diving program at Auburn made $186,659 in revenue and spent $2,323,985 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,137,326.
The head coach and 7 assistant coaches train and lead the 33 players of the Auburn women’s swimming and diving team.
Auburn brought in $214,151 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $2,229,347 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,015,196.
The 10 players of the Auburn men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 977 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Auburn men’s tennis program paid out $1,243,902 in expenses and made $171,273 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,072,629 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 8 players of the Auburn women’s tennis team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 984, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Auburn women’s tennis program paid out $1,535,696 in expenses while making $191,682 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,344,014 to be exact.
The Auburn men’s track and field team is made up of 76 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at Auburn made $221,460 in revenue and spent $2,006,190 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,784,730.
The head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 94 players of the Auburn women’s track and field team.
The women’s track and field program at Auburn made $331,697 in revenue and spent $2,537,962 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,206,265.
The 18 players of the Auburn women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
Auburn brought in $260,056 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $2,291,852 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,031,796.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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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