by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Eckerd College, 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 Not applicable conference, Eckerd contends with other NCAA Division II without football schools.
A total number of 230 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 113 of whom are male and 117 are female. They receive, on average, about $15,219 in sports-related student aid to attend Eckerd. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $14,730 and women received an average of $18,080.
The sports at Eckerd are led by 14 head coaches, 5 of whom coach male teams, 8 of whom spearhead women’s teams, and 1 of whom leads a coed team. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $69,090 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $65,414. Also, the coed head coach makes around $44,872 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Eckerd sports, there are 1 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 4 assitant coaches of women’s teams, and 1 assistant coach of the coed team. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $49,659 and the average for those who coach men’s is $37,346. The coach for the coed team makes about $21,552. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Eckerd brought home $7,636,142 in revenue while shelling out $7,636,142 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 Eckerd.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Eckerd, 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 42-player men’s baseball team at Eckerd is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The baseball program at Eckerd made $735,370 in revenue and spend $735,370 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 14-player men’s basketball team at Eckerd is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Eckerd brought in $755,226 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $755,226 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 9-member women’s basketball team at Eckerd is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s basketball program at Eckerd made $681,584 in revenue and spent $681,584 in expenses. 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 Eckerd men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s golf program at Eckerd made $91,253 in revenue and spent $91,253 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the Eckerd women’s golf team.
On the money side of things, the Eckerd women’s golf program brought home $145,629 in revenue and paid out $145,629 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Eckerd men’s soccer team is made up of 27 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Eckerd men’s soccer program paid out $610,774 in expenses and made $610,774 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 29 players of the Eckerd women’s soccer team.
On the money side of things, the Eckerd women’s soccer program brought home $595,438 in revenue and paid out $595,438 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 Eckerd women’s softball team is made up of 17 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s softball program at Eckerd made $465,361 in revenue and spend $465,361 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the Eckerd men’s tennis team.
The men’s tennis program at Eckerd made $100,317 in revenue and spent $100,317 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 assistant coach train and lead the 7 players of the Eckerd women’s tennis team.
The Eckerd women’s tennis program paid out $143,006 in expenses while making $143,006 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 17 players of the Eckerd women’s volleyball team.
On the money side of things, the Eckerd women’s volleyball program brought home $639,323 in revenue and paid out $639,323 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.
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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