by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Ferris State University athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
Ferris is in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference conference and faces off against other Other schools.
There are 518 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 311 men and 207 women. They receive, on average, about $5,634 in sports-related student aid to attend Ferris. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $5,905 and the average awarded to women is $5,226.
Of the 13 head coaches at Ferris, 6 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $120,340, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $75,987 per year.
There are also 18 assitant coaches of sports at Ferris. That breaks down to 13 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 5 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $37,086 while the ones for men’s team make about $57,346 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Ferris brought home $8,642,414 in revenue while shelling out $8,642,414 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 Ferris.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Ferris, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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.
There are 18 players on the Ferris men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Ferris men’s basketball program brought home $660,305 in revenue and paid out $660,305 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 Ferris women’s basketball team is made up of 14 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Ferris women’s basketball program paid out $506,026 in expenses while making $506,026 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 head coach and 12 assistant coaches train and lead the 153 players of the Ferris men’s football team.
The football program at Ferris made $2,315,216 in revenue and spend $2,315,216 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 13 players on the Ferris men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Ferris men’s golf program brought home $121,257 in revenue and paid out $121,257 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 9 players on the Ferris women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Ferris brought in $131,897 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $131,897 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 31 players of the Ferris men’s ice hockey team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 979 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
Ferris brought in $1,425,544 in revenue from its men’s ice hockey program while paying out $1,425,544 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 34 players of the Ferris women’s soccer team.
The women’s soccer program at Ferris made $477,857 in revenue and spent $477,857 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 Ferris women’s softball team is made up of 24 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s softball program at Ferris made $352,205 in revenue and spend $352,205 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 9 players of the Ferris men’s tennis team.
The men’s tennis program at Ferris made $149,678 in revenue and spent $149,678 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 13-member women’s tennis team at Ferris is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The Ferris women’s tennis program paid out $177,087 in expenses while making $177,087 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 87-member men’s track and field team at Ferris is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s track and field program at Ferris made $183,895 in revenue and spent $183,895 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 Ferris women’s track and field team is made up of 94 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Ferris women’s track and field program brought home $183,896 in revenue and paid out $183,896 in total 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 19 players of the Ferris women’s volleyball team.
The women’s volleyball program at Ferris made $595,696 in revenue and spent $595,696 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.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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