If you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Converse College 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 proud member of the Not applicable conference, Converse contends with other NCAA Division II without football schools.
There are 459 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 150 men and 309 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Converse and the average award is around $4,567 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $4,501 of sports aid and women received about $4,598.
There are 21 head coaches at Converse, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 14 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $44,370 and men’s team head coaches make about $59,339 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of Converse sports, there are 10 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $37,901 while the ones for men’s team make about $25,500 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Converse brought home $4,792,422 in revenue while shelling out $4,497,992 in expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $294,430, which is great since many schools have to declare a loss.
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 Converse.
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 Converse men’s basketball team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Converse men’s basketball program paid out $397,010 in expenses while making $401,657 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $4,647 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 21 players of the Converse women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Converse women’s basketball program paid out $329,320 in expenses while making $324,042 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-5,278.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the Converse men’s cross country team.
In terms of financials, the Converse men’s cross country program paid out $98,301 in expenses and made $98,805 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $504 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 15 players of the Converse women’s cross country team.
The women’s cross country program at Converse made $144,636 in revenue and spent $140,525 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $4,111 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 29-member women’s field hockey team at Converse is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The Converse women’s field hockey program paid out $243,446 in expenses while making $245,836 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $2,390 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The Converse women’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Converse women’s golf program paid out $207,978 in expenses while making $182,987 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-24,991.
There are 19 players on the Converse men’s indoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Converse men’s indoor track program paid out $58,617 in expenses while making $59,253 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $636 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 31 players on the Converse women’s indoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Converse women’s indoor track program brought home $94,249 in revenue and paid out $96,034 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,785.
The Converse women’s lacrosse team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
Converse brought in $183,813 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $186,478 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,665.
There are 19 players on the Converse men’s outdoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Converse men’s outdoor track program paid out $58,617 in expenses and made $59,253 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $636 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 32 players of the Converse women’s outdoor track team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Converse women’s outdoor track program brought home $94,249 in revenue and paid out $96,034 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,785.
The Converse men’s soccer team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Converse men’s soccer program paid out $293,600 in expenses while making $292,566 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,034.
The 33-player women’s soccer team at Converse is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Converse women’s soccer program brought home $240,633 in revenue and paid out $243,970 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-3,337 to be exact.
The 23-member women’s softball team at Converse is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Converse women’s softball program paid out $222,754 in expenses and made $229,581 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $6,827 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The Converse women’s swimming team is made up of 19 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Converse women’s swimming program paid out $175,862 in expenses while making $176,706 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $844 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 7 players of the Converse men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Converse men’s tennis program paid out $111,486 in expenses and made $116,500 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $5,014 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The Converse women’s tennis team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s tennis program at Converse made $110,394 in revenue and spent $108,735 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $1,659 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 18 players on the Converse women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Converse brought in $205,115 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $200,919 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $4,196 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
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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