by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Clark Atlanta University be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
As a member of the NCAA Division II with football, CAU competes in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference conference.
A total number of 229 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 161 of whom are male and 68 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at CAU and the average award is around $10,489 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $9,966 of sports aid and women received about $11,728.
Of the 9 head coaches at CAU, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 5 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $74,423, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $46,197 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of CAU sports, there are 6 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 1 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $40,000 while the ones for men’s team make about $45,833 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
CAU sports teams made $5,198,971 in revenue, but they did have to spend $5,198,971 for expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss 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 CAU.
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 41 players of the CAU men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CAU baseball program brought home $192,040 in revenue and paid out $166,255 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $25,785 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 17 players of the CAU women’s basketball team.
On the money side of things, the CAU women’s basketball program brought home $553,677 in revenue and paid out $553,277 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $400 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 5 players of the CAU men’s cross country team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The CAU men’s cross country program paid out $35,863 in expenses while making $35,863 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 7 players of the CAU women’s cross country team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the CAU women’s cross country program paid out $129,823 in expenses and made $129,823 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 97-player men’s football team at CAU is kept in shape by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the CAU football program paid out $1,803,236 in expenses and made $1,906,242 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $103,006 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The CAU women’s softball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
CAU brought in $172,260 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $159,830 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $12,430 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 9 players of the CAU women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The CAU women’s tennis program paid out $159,402 in expenses while making $181,182 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $21,780 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 15-member women’s volleyball team at CAU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the CAU women’s volleyball program paid out $162,994 in expenses and made $163,044 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $50 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
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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