On this page, we take a look at the Colgate University 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.
Colgate competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Patriot League schools.
A total number of 660 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 350 of whom are male and 310 are female. On average, these students receive around $23,008 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $23,834 of sports aid and women received about $22,075.
There are 21 head coaches at Colgate, 10 of whom lead men’s teams and 11 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $185,533 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $126,139.
There are also 52 assitant coaches of sports at Colgate. That breaks down to 28 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 24 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $59,969 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $54,845 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Colgate brought home $33,131,165 in revenue while shelling out $33,131,165 in expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 Colgate.
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. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 14-player men’s basketball team at Colgate is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 985.
In terms of financials, the Colgate men’s basketball program paid out $2,432,598 in expenses and made $2,432,598 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.
There are 15 players on the Colgate women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 976, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Colgate women’s basketball program paid out $1,922,628 in expenses and made $1,922,628 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 20-player women’s field hockey team at Colgate is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than field hockey on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 976.
The women’s field hockey program at Colgate made $679,024 in revenue and spend $679,024 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 Colgate men’s football team is made up of 90 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 990 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The football program at Colgate made $7,176,868 in revenue and spend $7,176,868 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 Colgate men’s golf team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Colgate men’s golf program brought home $209,557 in revenue and paid out $209,557 in total 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 28 players of the Colgate men’s ice hockey team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 1000.
Colgate brought in $2,423,063 in revenue from its men’s ice hockey program while paying out $2,423,063 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 head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the Colgate women’s ice hockey team. The team members have more than ice hockey on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 993.
On the money side of things, the Colgate women’s ice hockey program brought home $2,460,616 in revenue and paid out $2,460,616 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 49-player men’s lacrosse team at Colgate is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 998, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Colgate men’s lacrosse program paid out $1,397,228 in expenses while making $1,397,228 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 31 players of the Colgate women’s lacrosse team. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 974.
The Colgate women’s lacrosse program paid out $1,486,258 in expenses while making $1,486,258 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 44 players of the Colgate women’s rowing team. Teammates care for more than rowing, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Colgate women’s rowing program paid out $338,711 in expenses and made $338,711 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Colgate men’s soccer team is made up of 38 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 992.
Colgate brought in $1,284,531 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $1,284,531 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 Colgate women’s soccer team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 994 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Colgate women’s soccer program paid out $1,589,820 in expenses and made $1,589,820 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Colgate women’s softball team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 990 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s softball program at Colgate made $1,295,121 in revenue and spend $1,295,121 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 16 players of the Colgate men’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Colgate brought in $201,350 in revenue from its men’s swimming and diving program while paying out $201,350 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 27 players of the Colgate women’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Colgate brought in $510,877 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $510,877 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 13 players of the Colgate men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The men’s tennis program at Colgate made $212,459 in revenue and spent $212,459 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 10-player women’s tennis team at Colgate is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Colgate women’s tennis program brought home $190,940 in revenue and paid out $190,940 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 70-player men’s track and field team at Colgate is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at Colgate made $350,114 in revenue and spent $350,114 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 72 players of the Colgate women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Colgate women’s track and field program brought home $281,780 in revenue and paid out $281,780 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Colgate women’s volleyball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The women’s volleyball program at Colgate made $1,410,102 in revenue and spent $1,410,102 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
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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