by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Baker 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 Heart of America Athletic Conference conference, Baker contends with other NAIA Division I schools.
There are 715 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 444 men and 271 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Baker and the average award is around $15,258 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $16,179 and women received an average of $15,354.
The sports at Baker are led by 23 head coaches, 10 of whom coach male teams, 10 of whom spearhead women’s teams, and 3 of whom lead coed teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $61,933 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $42,955. Also, coed head coaches make around $43,679 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Baker sports, there are 28 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 20 assitant coaches of women’s teams, and 6 assistant coaches of coed teams. The average salary is $29,619 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $32,220 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Those who coach coed teams earn $23,834. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Baker sports teams made $14,516,845 in revenue, but they did have to spend $14,376,668 for expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $140,177. 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 Baker.
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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 51 players of the Baker men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Baker baseball program paid out $984,682 in expenses and made $982,501 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,181 to be exact.
The Baker women’s basketball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Baker women’s basketball program brought home $594,322 in revenue and paid out $582,598 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $11,724 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The Baker women’s bowling team is made up of 14 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Baker bowling program paid out $319,135 in expenses while making $310,425 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-8,710 to be exact.
The Baker men’s football team is made up of 108 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The Baker football program paid out $2,798,502 in expenses while making $2,825,302 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $26,800 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 17 players of the Baker men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Baker men’s golf program brought home $305,981 in revenue and paid out $283,863 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $22,118 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The Baker women’s golf team is made up of 13 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
Baker brought in $287,480 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $319,093 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-31,613.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 50 players of the Baker men’s soccer team.
On the money side of things, the Baker men’s soccer program brought home $1,363,751 in revenue and paid out $1,370,511 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-6,760.
There are 33 players on the Baker women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The Baker women’s soccer program paid out $684,394 in expenses while making $668,809 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-15,585 to be exact.
The 19-player women’s softball team at Baker is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Baker women’s softball program paid out $478,060 in expenses while making $487,389 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $9,329 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 17 players of the Baker men’s tennis team.
In terms of financials, the Baker men’s tennis program paid out $101,087 in expenses and made $108,391 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $7,304 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 13 players on the Baker women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s tennis program at Baker made $187,538 in revenue and spent $178,808 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $8,730 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 94 players of the Baker men’s track and field team are led by 2 head coaches and 6 assistant coaches. The 94 players of the Baker men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Baker men’s track and field program brought home $875,755 in revenue and paid out $821,355 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $54,400 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 2 head coaches and 6 assistant coaches train and lead the 84 players of the Baker women’s track and field team. The 84 players of the Baker women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Baker women’s track and field program paid out $890,885 in expenses and made $892,141 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $1,256 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the Baker women’s volleyball team.
The Baker women’s volleyball program paid out $553,186 in expenses while making $555,929 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $2,743 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The Baker men’s wrestling team is made up of 37 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Baker brought in $745,961 in revenue from its wrestling program while paying out $764,053 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-18,092.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Baker 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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