Before making a decision to attend East Tennessee State University, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
As a proud member of the Southern Conference conference, ETSU contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 514 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 306 men and 208 women. On average, these students receive around $10,351 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $11,167 and the average awarded to women is $9,151.
The sports at ETSU are led by 19 head coaches, 9 of whom coach male teams and 10 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $114,893 and men’s team head coaches make about $182,976 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of ETSU sports, there are 27 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 18 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $31,003 and the average for those who coach men’s is $53,382. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, ETSU collected $16,962,436 in revenue and paid out $16,962,436 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 ETSU.
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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 47-player men’s baseball team at ETSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 978.
In terms of financials, the ETSU baseball program paid out $782,409 in expenses and made $782,409 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 ETSU men’s basketball team is made up of 16 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 956.
ETSU brought in $2,278,031 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $2,278,031 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 15 players of the ETSU women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 990.
In terms of financials, the ETSU women’s basketball program paid out $1,291,891 in expenses and made $1,291,891 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 14-member men’s cross country team at ETSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 995, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The ETSU men’s cross country program paid out $95,851 in expenses while making $95,851 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 14 players on the ETSU women’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 988 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the ETSU women’s cross country program paid out $108,446 in expenses and made $108,446 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 129 players of the ETSU men’s football team are led by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 949 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The ETSU football program paid out $4,149,549 in expenses while making $4,149,549 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 9-member men’s golf team at ETSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 990.
The ETSU men’s golf program paid out $468,276 in expenses while making $468,276 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 ETSU women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
ETSU brought in $393,200 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $393,200 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 26 players of the ETSU men’s indoor track team.
On the money side of things, the ETSU men’s indoor track program brought home $88,915 in revenue and paid out $88,915 in total 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 41 players of the ETSU women’s indoor track team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the ETSU women’s indoor track program brought home $175,245 in revenue and paid out $175,245 in total 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 26-player men’s outdoor track team at ETSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the ETSU men’s outdoor track program paid out $88,915 in expenses and made $88,915 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 41 players of the ETSU women’s outdoor track team.
ETSU brought in $175,245 in revenue from its women’s outdoor track program while paying out $175,245 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 29 players of the ETSU men’s soccer 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 979.
ETSU brought in $596,498 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $596,498 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 28-player women’s soccer team at ETSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 992, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s soccer program at ETSU made $603,470 in revenue and spent $603,470 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.
There are 26 players on the ETSU women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 993.
On the money side of things, the ETSU women’s softball program brought home $540,079 in revenue and paid out $540,079 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 10-member men’s tennis team at ETSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. 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 991.
The men’s tennis program at ETSU made $363,620 in revenue and spent $363,620 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 ETSU women’s tennis team is made up of 7 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The ETSU women’s tennis program paid out $353,467 in expenses while making $353,467 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 18-player women’s volleyball team at ETSU is kept in shape by one 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 994.
The women’s volleyball program at ETSU made $545,159 in revenue and spent $545,159 in 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 East Tennessee 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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