by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Carleton College athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
Carleton is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division III with football schools.
A total number of 506 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 291 of whom are male and 215 are female.
The sports at Carleton are led by 16 head coaches, 8 of whom coach male teams and 8 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $105,945 and men’s team head coaches make about $106,114 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of Carleton sports, there are 19 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $50,967 while the ones for men’s team make about $51,501 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Carleton collected $2,946,002 in revenue and paid out $2,777,403 in expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $168,599, which is great since many schools have to declare a loss.
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 Carleton.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 35 players on the Carleton men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The baseball program at Carleton made $137,091 in revenue and spend $121,941 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $15,150 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the Carleton women’s basketball team.
On the money side of things, the Carleton women’s basketball program brought home $158,641 in revenue and paid out $145,919 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $12,722 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 70-player men’s football team at Carleton is kept in shape by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Carleton football program brought home $425,736 in revenue and paid out $425,736 in total 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 Carleton men’s golf team.
The men’s golf program at Carleton made $53,495 in revenue and spent $47,375 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $6,120 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 7 players on the Carleton women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Carleton women’s golf program paid out $53,322 in expenses and made $54,298 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $976 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 36-player men’s soccer team at Carleton is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s soccer program at Carleton made $149,825 in revenue and spent $149,825 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 Carleton women’s soccer team is made up of 22 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s soccer program at Carleton made $111,936 in revenue and spent $111,936 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 Carleton women’s softball team is made up of 22 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Carleton brought in $119,013 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $115,763 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $3,250 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The Carleton men’s swimming and diving team is made up of 26 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Carleton men’s swimming and diving program brought home $179,615 in revenue and paid out $162,268 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $17,347 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The Carleton women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 35 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Carleton brought in $187,560 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $163,525 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $24,035 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 11 players of the Carleton men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Carleton men’s tennis program paid out $61,330 in expenses while making $77,358 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $16,028 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 14 players of the Carleton women’s tennis team.
In terms of financials, the Carleton women’s tennis program paid out $111,772 in expenses and made $118,361 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $6,589 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The Carleton men’s track and field team is made up of 90 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Carleton men’s track and field program paid out $255,670 in expenses while making $257,556 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $1,886 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 90-player women’s track and field team at Carleton is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at Carleton made $308,616 in revenue and spent $308,616 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 Carleton women’s volleyball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Carleton brought in $97,473 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $97,473 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.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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