by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Davidson College sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
Davidson competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Pioneer Football League schools.
There are 660 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 352 men and 308 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Davidson and the average award is around $7,716 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $7,358 of sports aid and women received about $8,125.
The sports at Davidson are led by 18 head coaches, 9 of whom coach male teams and 9 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $91,516 and men’s team head coaches make about $210,626 each year.
There are also 39 assitant coaches of sports at Davidson. That breaks down to 23 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $61,672 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $46,428 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Davidson sports teams made $24,247,206 in revenue, but they did have to spend $20,086,092 for expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $4,161,114, 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 Davidson.
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. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The Davidson men’s baseball team is made up of 40 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 996.
In terms of financials, the Davidson baseball program paid out $1,072,376 in expenses and made $1,229,128 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $156,752 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the Davidson women’s basketball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 995, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Davidson women’s basketball program paid out $2,022,894 in expenses and made $2,029,605 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $6,711 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The Davidson women’s field hockey team is made up of 26 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than field hockey, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Davidson women’s field hockey program paid out $412,083 in expenses while making $479,729 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $67,646 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 102 players of the Davidson men’s football team are led by a head coach and 9 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 982.
In terms of financials, the Davidson football program paid out $1,822,539 in expenses and made $1,881,102 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $58,563 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The Davidson men’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, 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 Davidson men’s golf program paid out $537,439 in expenses and made $645,189 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $107,750 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 36 players of the Davidson women’s lacrosse team are led by a head coach and 2 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 997.
In terms of financials, the Davidson women’s lacrosse program paid out $742,380 in expenses and made $685,785 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-56,595.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 29 players of the Davidson men’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 997 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
Davidson brought in $593,436 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $558,625 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $34,811 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 33 players of the Davidson women’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Davidson women’s soccer program paid out $550,710 in expenses while making $601,211 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $50,501 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 25 players on the Davidson men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The men’s swimming and diving program at Davidson made $434,990 in revenue and spent $346,678 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $88,312 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 31 players on the Davidson women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Davidson women’s swimming and diving program brought home $441,706 in revenue and paid out $378,502 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $63,204 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 10-player men’s tennis team at Davidson is kept in shape by one 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 Davidson men’s tennis program paid out $366,099 in expenses while making $479,717 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $113,618 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 9 players of the Davidson women’s tennis team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Davidson women’s tennis program paid out $444,107 in expenses while making $623,389 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $179,282 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 88-player men’s track and field team at Davidson is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Davidson brought in $449,855 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $472,978 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-23,123.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 113 players of the Davidson women’s track and field team.
The women’s track and field program at Davidson made $446,993 in revenue and spent $380,529 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $66,464 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 15 players of the Davidson women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Davidson women’s volleyball program paid out $627,808 in expenses while making $558,834 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-68,974.
There are 32 players on the Davidson men’s wrestling team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 973, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Davidson wrestling program paid out $628,560 in expenses and made $588,586 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-39,974.
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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