by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Eastern Illinois 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.
EIU is in the Ohio Valley Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 628 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 373 men and 255 women. Sports-related student aid is available at EIU and the average award is around $5,482 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $5,756 of sports aid and women received about $5,081.
Of the 19 head coaches at EIU, 9 are leaders of men’s teams and 10 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $70,940 and men’s team head coaches make about $100,285 each year.
The head coaches of EIU sports are supported by 17 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 28 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $32,449 while the ones for men’s team make about $40,068 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
EIU sports teams made $14,189,553 in revenue, but they did have to spend $14,189,553 for 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 EIU.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 38 players on the EIU men’s baseball team, and they are led by one 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 970.
On the money side of things, the EIU baseball program brought home $735,069 in revenue and paid out $735,069 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.
There are 16 players on the EIU men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 955 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
In terms of financials, the EIU men’s basketball program paid out $1,019,142 in expenses and made $1,019,142 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-player women’s basketball team at EIU is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 991 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the EIU women’s basketball program brought home $873,063 in revenue and paid out $873,063 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 119 players of the EIU men’s football team are led by a head coach and 14 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 930.
On the money side of things, the EIU football program brought home $2,989,810 in revenue and paid out $2,989,810 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 6 players of the EIU men’s golf team. 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 EIU men’s golf program paid out $70,006 in expenses and made $70,006 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 7 players on the EIU women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The EIU women’s golf program paid out $95,294 in expenses while making $95,294 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 33 players on the EIU men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 987.
In terms of financials, the EIU men’s soccer program paid out $181,375 in expenses and made $181,375 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 EIU women’s soccer team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the EIU women’s soccer program brought home $399,609 in revenue and paid out $399,609 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 29 players on the EIU women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 996, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the EIU women’s softball program brought home $570,973 in revenue and paid out $570,973 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 17-member men’s swimming team at EIU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the EIU men’s swimming program brought home $115,003 in revenue and paid out $115,003 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 25 players on the EIU women’s swimming team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The EIU women’s swimming program paid out $125,337 in expenses while making $125,337 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 11-member men’s tennis team at EIU is kept in shape by one head coach and one 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.
On the money side of things, the EIU men’s tennis program brought home $105,843 in revenue and paid out $105,843 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 9-member women’s tennis team at EIU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
EIU brought in $143,999 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $143,999 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 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 133 players of the EIU men’s track and field team. The 133 players of the EIU men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
EIU brought in $428,487 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $428,487 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 111-player women’s track and field team at EIU is kept in shape by 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches. The 111-member women’s track and field team at EIU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The EIU women’s track and field program paid out $436,207 in expenses while making $436,207 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 EIU women’s volleyball team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
EIU brought in $493,362 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $493,362 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.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.