by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Columbus State 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.
CSU competes in the NCAA Division II without football , and is one of the Not applicable schools.
A total number of 285 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 143 of whom are male and 142 are female. On average, these students receive around $3,428 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $3,593 and women received an average of $3,866.
The sports at CSU are led by 12 head coaches, 5 of whom coach male teams, 6 of whom spearhead women’s teams, and 1 of whom leads a coed team. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $70,146 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $64,295. Also, the coed head coach makes around $40,000 per year.
There are also 21 assitant coaches of sports at CSU. That breaks down to 9 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 10 assistant coaches of women’s teams, and 2 assistant coaches of coed teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $20,705 and the average for those who coach men’s is $28,600. The coach for the coed team makes about $20,000. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, CSU collected $3,781,167 in revenue and paid out $3,781,167 in 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 CSU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at CSU, 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 34-player men’s baseball team at CSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
CSU brought in $542,401 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $542,401 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 24-player men’s basketball team at CSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The CSU men’s basketball program paid out $402,300 in expenses while making $402,300 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 basketball team at CSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The CSU women’s basketball program paid out $326,294 in expenses while making $326,294 in total revenue. 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 assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the CSU men’s golf team.
The CSU men’s golf program paid out $202,712 in expenses while making $202,712 in total revenue. 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 8 players of the CSU women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s golf program at CSU made $132,339 in revenue and spent $132,339 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 CSU 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.
On the money side of things, the CSU women’s soccer program brought home $331,453 in revenue and paid out $331,453 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 16-player women’s softball team at CSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the CSU women’s softball program paid out $346,738 in expenses and made $346,738 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-member men’s tennis team at CSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The CSU men’s tennis program paid out $119,745 in expenses while making $119,745 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
There are 8 players on the CSU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The CSU women’s tennis program paid out $168,983 in expenses while making $168,983 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
There are 52 players on the CSU men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CSU men’s track and field program brought home $199,412 in revenue and paid out $199,412 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 50 players of the CSU women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CSU women’s track and field program brought home $186,055 in revenue and paid out $186,055 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Columbus State University offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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