by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Central Washington 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 Great Northwest Athletic Conference conference, CWU contends with other NCAA Division II with football schools.
There are 472 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 264 men and 208 women. They receive, on average, about $4,214 in sports-related student aid to attend CWU. On average, the school gave males around $4,472 of sports aid and women received about $3,887.
There are 11 head coaches at CWU, 5 of whom lead men’s teams and 6 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $74,072, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $57,079 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of CWU sports, there are 20 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 13 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $44,409 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $48,842 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
CWU sports teams made $7,613,426 in revenue, but they did have to spend $7,353,408 for expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $260,018, 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 CWU.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 38-player men’s baseball team at CWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CWU baseball program brought home $356,918 in revenue and paid out $352,613 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $4,305 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 13 players on the CWU women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CWU women’s basketball program brought home $490,224 in revenue and paid out $486,008 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $4,216 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 110-player men’s football team at CWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 11 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CWU football program brought home $1,687,777 in revenue and paid out $1,548,306 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $139,471 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 31 players on the CWU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s soccer program at CWU made $326,931 in revenue and spent $324,863 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $2,068 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 21 players of the CWU women’s softball team.
The women’s softball program at CWU made $394,464 in revenue and spend $337,821 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $56,643 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 63 players on the CWU men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
CWU brought in $176,168 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $176,168 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 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 92 players of the CWU women’s track and field team.
CWU brought in $357,675 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $357,675 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 CWU women’s volleyball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the CWU women’s volleyball program paid out $442,732 in expenses and made $455,991 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $13,259 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
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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