by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if California State University - Sacramento is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
Sac State is in the Big Sky Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
A total number of 561 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 291 of whom are male and 270 are female. On average, these students receive around $9,708 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $9,697 and women received an average of $9,719.
The sports at Sac State are led by 17 head coaches, 7 of whom coach male teams and 10 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $207,299, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $99,825 per year.
There are also 39 assitant coaches of sports at Sac State. That breaks down to 22 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 17 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $71,109 while the ones for men’s team make about $97,859 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Sac State brought home $35,004,648 in revenue while shelling out $35,004,648 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 Sac State.
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. 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 33-player men’s baseball team at Sac State is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 965.
The Sac State baseball program paid out $1,891,419 in expenses while making $1,891,419 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 15-player men’s basketball team at Sac State is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 995.
On the money side of things, the Sac State men’s basketball program brought home $2,000,411 in revenue and paid out $2,000,411 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 15-player women’s basketball team at Sac State is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 983 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s basketball program at Sac State made $1,515,233 in revenue and spent $1,515,233 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 119 players of the Sac State men’s football team are led by a head coach and 12 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 959.
On the money side of things, the Sac State football program brought home $5,680,853 in revenue and paid out $5,680,853 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 9-member men’s golf team at Sac State is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The men’s golf program at Sac State made $309,171 in revenue and spent $309,171 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 8 players of the Sac State women’s golf team. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The Sac State women’s golf program paid out $558,731 in expenses while making $558,731 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 19 members of the Sac State women’s gymnastics 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 995.
In terms of financials, the Sac State women’s gymnastics program paid out $709,515 in expenses and made $709,515 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 Sac State women’s rowing team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. 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 992.
On the money side of things, the Sac State women’s rowing program brought home $773,241 in revenue and paid out $773,241 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 Sac State men’s soccer team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 972.
On the money side of things, the Sac State men’s soccer program brought home $623,826 in revenue and paid out $623,826 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 36 players on the Sac State women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 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 986.
In terms of financials, the Sac State women’s soccer program paid out $797,524 in expenses and made $797,524 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 Sac State women’s softball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 976 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Sac State women’s softball program paid out $1,060,656 in expenses while making $1,060,656 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 10 players on the Sac State men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. 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 984.
Sac State brought in $330,477 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $330,477 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 tennis team at Sac State is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. 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 991.
On the money side of things, the Sac State women’s tennis program brought home $520,946 in revenue and paid out $520,946 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 Sac State men’s track and field team is made up of 72 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Sac State men’s track and field program brought home $477,431 in revenue and paid out $477,431 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Sac State women’s track and field team is made up of 102 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Sac State women’s track and field program paid out $785,720 in expenses and made $785,720 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 14 players of the Sac State women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 970 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Sac State women’s volleyball program paid out $849,742 in expenses and made $849,742 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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