by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Butler University sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
As a proud member of the Pioneer Football League conference, Butler contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 589 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 323 men and 266 women. They receive, on average, about $11,143 in sports-related student aid to attend Butler. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $9,146 and the average awarded to women is $13,569.
There are 16 head coaches at Butler, 7 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 $370,229, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $97,629 per year.
The head coaches of Butler sports are supported by 14 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 17 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $94,953 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $53,615 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 Butler brought home $30,752,436 in revenue while shelling out $30,540,635 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $211,801, 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 Butler.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Butler, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 53-player men’s baseball team at Butler is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Butler baseball program paid out $1,225,634 in expenses and made $1,248,215 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $22,581 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 23-player women’s basketball team at Butler is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 995 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s basketball program at Butler made $2,815,908 in revenue and spent $2,770,790 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $45,118 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The Butler men’s football team is made up of 106 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than football, too. Their great academic progress rate of 989 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
Butler brought in $1,234,811 in revenue from its football program while paying out $1,210,203 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $24,608 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The Butler 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. With an excellent academic progress rate of 983, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
Butler brought in $355,629 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $328,527 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $27,102 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 10 players of the Butler women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
In terms of financials, the Butler women’s golf program paid out $230,353 in expenses and made $272,746 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $42,393 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 38 players on the Butler women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than lacrosse on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 981.
On the money side of things, the Butler women’s lacrosse program brought home $668,772 in revenue and paid out $650,512 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $18,260 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 30-player men’s soccer team at Butler is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 976, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Butler men’s soccer program paid out $1,171,110 in expenses while making $1,203,464 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $32,354 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 28 players on the Butler women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 992 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Butler women’s soccer program paid out $1,423,074 in expenses and made $1,465,864 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $42,790 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 22-player women’s softball team at Butler is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 991, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Butler women’s softball program paid out $921,689 in expenses and made $941,763 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $20,074 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The Butler women’s swimming team is made up of 24 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Butler women’s swimming program paid out $216,720 in expenses while making $225,941 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $9,221 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 9 players on the Butler men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
Butler brought in $446,893 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $413,479 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $33,414 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 13-player women’s tennis team at Butler is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Butler women’s tennis program paid out $227,836 in expenses while making $250,190 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $22,354 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 99-player men’s track and field team at Butler is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Butler men’s track and field program paid out $763,130 in expenses while making $764,541 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $1,411 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 89 players of the Butler women’s track and field team.
The Butler women’s track and field program paid out $663,495 in expenses while making $695,111 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $31,616 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The Butler women’s volleyball team is made up of 19 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 983 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Butler women’s volleyball program paid out $956,534 in expenses while making $979,781 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $23,247 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
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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