If you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Bluffton 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 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference conference, Bluffton contends with other NCAA Division III with football schools.
A total number of 507 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 344 of whom are male and 163 are female.
There are 13 head coaches at Bluffton, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $35,109 and men’s team head coaches make about $45,322 each year.
The head coaches of Bluffton sports are supported by 9 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 15 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $42,208 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $29,358 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Bluffton collected $1,640,021 in revenue and paid out $1,640,021 in 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 Bluffton.
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. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The Bluffton men’s baseball team is made up of 56 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Bluffton brought in $75,102 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $75,102 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 24 players of the Bluffton men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Bluffton men’s basketball program paid out $92,462 in expenses while making $92,462 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 17 players of the Bluffton women’s basketball team.
The Bluffton women’s basketball program paid out $86,020 in expenses while making $86,020 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 head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 150 players of the Bluffton men’s football team.
The football program at Bluffton made $349,861 in revenue and spend $349,861 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 Bluffton men’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The men’s golf program at Bluffton made $41,714 in revenue and spent $41,714 in 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 10-member women’s golf team at Bluffton is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The Bluffton women’s golf program paid out $37,669 in expenses while making $37,669 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 35-member men’s soccer team at Bluffton is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Bluffton men’s soccer program paid out $73,791 in expenses and made $73,791 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 29-member women’s soccer team at Bluffton is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Bluffton brought in $72,846 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $72,846 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 24 players of the Bluffton women’s softball team.
The women’s softball program at Bluffton made $61,210 in revenue and spend $61,210 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 8 players of the Bluffton women’s swimming team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Bluffton women’s swimming program brought home $54,039 in revenue and paid out $54,039 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 69 players of the Bluffton men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Bluffton brought in $61,073 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $61,073 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 55 players of the Bluffton women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at Bluffton made $56,072 in revenue and spent $56,072 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 20 players on the Bluffton women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s volleyball program at Bluffton made $119,868 in revenue and spent $119,868 in 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.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.