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.
There are 598 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 313 men and 285 women. They receive, on average, about $29,079 in sports-related student aid to attend Auburn. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $31,316 and the average awarded to women is $26,623.
The sports at Auburn are led by 19 head coaches, 8 of whom coach male teams and 11 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $2,105,533, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $318,532 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Auburn sports, there are 26 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 24 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $452,991 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $135,243 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Auburn brought home $153,703,749 in revenue while shelling out $129,590,367 in expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $24,113,382, which is great since many schools have to declare a loss.
The net profit or loss can vary with each sport. For example, sports like basketball and football are often moneymakers for a school while other sports could be operating at a deficit. The chart below compares the amount of money made (or lost) for each of the men’s sports offered at Auburn.
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.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Auburn, 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 39 players of the Auburn men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 970, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The baseball program at Auburn made $625,139 in revenue and spend $4,130,812 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-3,505,673 to be exact.
The 15 players of the Auburn women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 5 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 981.
The Auburn women’s basketball program paid out $4,284,371 in expenses while making $241,272 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-4,043,099.
The Auburn men’s football team is made up of 122 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 14 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 980, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Auburn football program paid out $45,953,519 in expenses while making $97,665,511 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $51,711,992 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 13 players of the Auburn men’s golf 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.
The men’s golf program at Auburn made $154,972 in revenue and spent $1,397,467 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,242,495 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the Auburn women’s golf team. Teammates care for more than golf, 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 golf program paid out $1,254,811 in expenses and made $57,923 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,196,888.
The 21-member women’s gymnastics team at Auburn is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members do well in the classroom, too, as seen by the team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The women’s gymnastics program at Auburn made $322,129 in revenue and spent $2,388,794 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,066,665 to be exact.
The 24-player women’s soccer team at Auburn is kept in shape by one 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.
The Auburn women’s soccer program paid out $2,383,865 in expenses while making $168,790 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,215,075 to be exact.
The 25-player women’s softball team at Auburn is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 981 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Auburn women’s softball program paid out $2,317,739 in expenses while making $194,365 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,123,374.
The Auburn men’s swimming and diving team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches. The 28 players of the Auburn men’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Auburn men’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,565,193 in expenses while making $148,878 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,416,315 to be exact.
The Auburn women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 37 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by 2 head coaches and
The Auburn women’s swimming and diving program paid out $2,128,673 in expenses while making $202,477 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,926,196 to be exact.
The 9 players of the Auburn men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 977 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Auburn men’s tennis program paid out $1,097,979 in expenses and made $52,516 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,045,463.
The Auburn women’s tennis team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. 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 $1,336,449 in expenses while making $60,646 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,275,803.
The Auburn men’s track and field team is made up of 82 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Auburn brought in $154,013 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,698,769 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,544,756 to be exact.
The 94-player women’s track and field team at Auburn is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Auburn women’s track and field program brought home $176,014 in revenue and paid out $1,941,441 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,765,427 to be exact.
The 16 players of the Auburn women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. 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 Auburn women’s volleyball program paid out $1,944,720 in expenses and made $126,689 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,818,031 to be exact.
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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