by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, 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 Heart of America Athletic Conference conference, CMU CLAS contends with other NAIA Division I schools.
A total number of 898 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 509 of whom are male and 389 are female. They receive, on average, about $7,690 in sports-related student aid to attend CMU CLAS. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $8,321 and women received an average of $8,105.
There are 16 head coaches at CMU CLAS, 7 of whom lead men’s teams, 7 of whom head up women’s teams, and 2 of whom coach coed teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $65,019, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $60,222 per year and the head coaches of coed teams bring home $40,000.
The head coaches of CMU CLAS sports are supported by 7 assistant coaches of women’s teams, 7 assistant coaches of men’s teams, and 2 assistant coaches of coed teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $36,852 and the average for those who coach men’s is $32,101. Coaches for coed teams make about $15,000. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at CMU CLAS brought home $10,479,451 in revenue while shelling out $10,436,331 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $43,120. That’s a whole lot better than taking 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 CMU CLAS.
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.
The CMU CLAS men’s baseball team is made up of 61 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
CMU CLAS brought in $629,724 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $928,171 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-298,447.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 36 players of the CMU CLAS women’s basketball team.
In terms of financials, the CMU CLAS women’s basketball program paid out $642,353 in expenses and made $698,308 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $55,955 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 152 players on the CMU CLAS men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
CMU CLAS brought in $1,569,175 in revenue from its football program while paying out $1,597,171 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-27,996.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 21 players of the CMU CLAS men’s golf team.
CMU CLAS brought in $499,432 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $314,602 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $184,830 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 18-member women’s golf team at CMU CLAS is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
CMU CLAS brought in $488,727 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $218,349 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $270,378 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 70 players of the CMU CLAS men’s soccer team.
The men’s soccer program at CMU CLAS made $708,653 in revenue and spent $865,460 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-156,807.
The 58 players of the CMU CLAS women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the CMU CLAS women’s soccer program brought home $667,820 in revenue and paid out $586,046 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $81,774 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 63 players of the CMU CLAS women’s softball team.
In terms of financials, the CMU CLAS women’s softball program paid out $736,519 in expenses and made $581,888 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-154,631.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 76 players of the CMU CLAS men’s track and field team.
The men’s track and field program at CMU CLAS made $575,928 in revenue and spent $601,008 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-25,080.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 84 players of the CMU CLAS women’s track and field team.
On the money side of things, the CMU CLAS women’s track and field program brought home $568,737 in revenue and paid out $519,123 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $49,614 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The CMU CLAS women’s volleyball team is made up of 43 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s volleyball program at CMU CLAS made $487,759 in revenue and spent $507,269 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-19,510.
The 42 players of the CMU CLAS men’s wrestling team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the CMU CLAS wrestling program brought home $463,494 in revenue and paid out $396,276 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $67,218 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
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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