by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend California State University - Los Angeles, 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 proud member of the Not applicable conference, Cal State LA contends with other NCAA Division II without football schools.
There are 320 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 129 men and 191 women. They receive, on average, about $4,082 in sports-related student aid to attend Cal State LA. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $4,269 and the average awarded to women is $3,955.
There are 14 head coaches at Cal State LA, 5 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $116,426 and men’s team head coaches make about $134,840 each year.
The head coaches of Cal State LA sports are supported by 18 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 12 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $57,423 and the average for those who coach men’s is $55,847. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Cal State LA sports teams made $7,168,036 in revenue, but they did have to spend $7,168,036 for expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 Cal State LA.
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. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 34 players of the Cal State LA men’s baseball team.
In terms of financials, the Cal State LA baseball program paid out $476,419 in expenses and made $476,419 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the Cal State LA men’s basketball team.
On the money side of things, the Cal State LA men’s basketball program brought home $644,031 in revenue and paid out $644,031 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Cal State LA women’s basketball team is made up of 13 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Cal State LA brought in $684,522 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $684,522 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 7-player men’s cross country team at Cal State LA is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The men’s cross country program at Cal State LA made $189,533 in revenue and spent $189,533 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Cal State LA women’s cross country team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Cal State LA women’s cross country program brought home $145,263 in revenue and paid out $145,263 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 8-member women’s golf team at Cal State LA is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Cal State LA women’s golf program paid out $299,037 in expenses and made $299,037 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 32 players of the Cal State LA women’s indoor track team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Cal State LA women’s indoor track program brought home $145,264 in revenue and paid out $145,264 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 39 players on the Cal State LA men’s outdoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Cal State LA men’s outdoor track program paid out $189,533 in expenses and made $189,533 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 37 players of the Cal State LA women’s outdoor track team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Cal State LA women’s outdoor track program paid out $145,264 in expenses while making $145,264 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 34-player men’s soccer team at Cal State LA is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Cal State LA men’s soccer program brought home $667,818 in revenue and paid out $667,818 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 48-player women’s soccer team at Cal State LA is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Cal State LA women’s soccer program paid out $461,235 in expenses while making $461,235 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 8 players on the Cal State LA women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s tennis program at Cal State LA made $354,993 in revenue and spent $354,993 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 20 players on the Cal State LA women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The Cal State LA women’s volleyball program paid out $408,656 in expenses while making $408,656 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that California State University - Los Angeles 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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