by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Baylor University, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
As a member of the NCAA Division I-FBS, Baylor competes in the Big Twelve Conference conference.
There are 695 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 293 men and 402 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Baylor and the average award is around $27,995 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $35,126 and women received an average of $22,797.
There are 15 head coaches at Baylor, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $1,716,710, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $306,444 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Baylor sports, there are 22 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 20 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $424,359 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $100,351 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Baylor sports teams made $111,131,098 in revenue, but they did have to spend $111,131,098 for expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any 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 Baylor.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. 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 Baylor men’s baseball team is made up of 46 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 985, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Baylor baseball program brought home $4,205,426 in revenue and paid out $4,205,426 in total expenses. 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the Baylor men’s basketball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 972, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Baylor men’s basketball program paid out $13,308,914 in expenses while making $13,308,914 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 34 players of the Baylor women’s basketball 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 981.
The Baylor women’s basketball program paid out $6,335,907 in expenses while making $6,335,907 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 129-player men’s football team at Baylor is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 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 974.
On the money side of things, the Baylor football program brought home $48,492,390 in revenue and paid out $34,775,859 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $13,716,531 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 11 players of the Baylor men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. 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.
The Baylor men’s golf program paid out $1,163,758 in expenses while making $1,163,758 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 Baylor women’s golf team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 986 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Baylor women’s golf program paid out $1,278,259 in expenses while making $1,278,259 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 54 members on the Baylor women’s gymnastics team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Baylor women’s gymnastics program paid out $2,561,487 in expenses while making $2,561,487 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the Baylor women’s soccer team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 997, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s soccer program at Baylor made $2,799,651 in revenue and spent $2,799,651 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 22 players on the Baylor women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 997 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
Baylor brought in $2,434,118 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $2,434,118 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 assistant coach train and lead the 13 players of the Baylor men’s tennis team. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 965.
Baylor brought in $1,805,015 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $1,805,015 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 Baylor women’s tennis team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 985, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Baylor women’s tennis program paid out $1,529,776 in expenses while making $1,529,776 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 78-player men’s track and field team at Baylor is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Baylor brought in $2,584,529 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $2,584,529 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 155-player women’s track and field team at Baylor is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Baylor women’s track and field program brought home $4,040,474 in revenue and paid out $4,040,474 in total expenses. 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 28-player women’s volleyball team at Baylor is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Baylor women’s volleyball program paid out $2,863,349 in expenses while making $2,863,349 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
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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