by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina, 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.
The Citadel is in the Southern Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
A total number of 472 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 345 of whom are male and 127 are female. They receive, on average, about $10,798 in sports-related student aid to attend The Citadel. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $11,140 and women received an average of $10,580.
The sports at The Citadel are led by 12 head coaches, 6 of whom coach male teams, 5 of whom spearhead women’s teams, and 1 of whom leads a coed team. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $83,787, men’s team head coaches make about $182,177 each year, and the head coach of the coed teams gets paid $66,728.
There are also 23 assitant coaches of sports at The Citadel. That breaks down to 19 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 4 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $55,802 while the ones for men’s team make about $96,035 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, The Citadel collected $18,209,217 in revenue and paid out $18,050,296 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $158,921, 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 The Citadel.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at The Citadel, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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 46 players of the The Citadel men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The The Citadel baseball program paid out $1,203,392 in expenses while making $1,125,862 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-77,530.
The 124-player men’s football team at The Citadel is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the The Citadel football program paid out $4,783,622 in expenses and made $6,139,672 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $1,356,050 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The The Citadel women’s golf team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s golf program at The Citadel made $191,630 in revenue and spent $222,957 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-31,327.
The The Citadel rifle team is made up of 13 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The The Citadel rifle program paid out $119,210 in expenses while making $0 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-11,199 to be exact.
The 29-member women’s soccer team at The Citadel is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the The Citadel women’s soccer program brought home $545,004 in revenue and paid out $612,133 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-67,129.
The 15 players of the The Citadel men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The The Citadel men’s tennis program paid out $345,363 in expenses while making $330,086 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-15,277 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 105 players of the The Citadel men’s track and field team.
The Citadel brought in $372,547 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $426,657 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-54,110.
The 58-player women’s track and field team at The Citadel is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Citadel brought in $488,765 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $497,738 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-8,973 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 16 players of the The Citadel women’s volleyball team.
The Citadel brought in $681,221 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $758,762 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-77,541 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 34 players of the The Citadel men’s wrestling team.
The wrestling program at The Citadel made $496,376 in revenue and spend $507,671 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-11,295.
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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