by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the George Mason 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.
As a proud member of the Not applicable conference, GMU contends with other NCAA Division I without football schools.
A total number of 610 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 304 of whom are male and 306 are female. They receive, on average, about $11,583 in sports-related student aid to attend GMU. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $10,270 and women received an average of $12,887.
Of the 18 head coaches at GMU, 9 are leaders of men’s teams and 9 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $117,885 and men’s team head coaches make about $244,650 each year.
There are also 38 assitant coaches of sports at GMU. That breaks down to 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 20 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $77,999 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $51,084 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, GMU collected $28,196,432 in revenue and paid out $26,925,085 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $1,271,347. That’s a whole lot better than taking 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 GMU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at GMU, 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The GMU men’s baseball team is made up of 37 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 985.
The GMU baseball program paid out $1,122,935 in expenses while making $1,122,935 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 17 players on the GMU men’s basketball 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 979.
GMU brought in $5,072,246 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $5,072,246 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 GMU women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 982.
The GMU women’s basketball program paid out $2,895,388 in expenses while making $2,895,388 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 7 players of the GMU men’s golf team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
GMU brought in $273,846 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $273,846 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 27 players of the GMU 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.
The women’s lacrosse program at GMU made $855,207 in revenue and spent $855,207 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 42 players on the GMU women’s rowing team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 963.
In terms of financials, the GMU women’s rowing program paid out $487,238 in expenses and made $487,238 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 20 players of the GMU men’s soccer team. The team has an academic progress rate of 953, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
GMU brought in $1,036,440 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $1,036,440 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GMU women’s soccer team is made up of 29 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 987 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The GMU women’s soccer program paid out $996,623 in expenses while making $996,623 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the GMU women’s softball team. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
GMU brought in $716,605 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $716,605 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GMU men’s swimming and diving team is made up of 32 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
GMU brought in $316,685 in revenue from its men’s swimming and diving program while paying out $316,685 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 32 players of the GMU women’s swimming and diving team.
The GMU women’s swimming and diving program paid out $331,685 in expenses while making $331,685 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 12-player men’s tennis team at GMU is kept in shape 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 984.
The GMU men’s tennis program paid out $228,484 in expenses while making $228,484 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 assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the GMU women’s tennis 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 991.
In terms of financials, the GMU women’s tennis program paid out $227,594 in expenses and made $227,594 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 GMU men’s track and field team is made up of 130 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The GMU men’s track and field program paid out $1,077,397 in expenses while making $1,077,397 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 GMU women’s track and field team is made up of 106 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at GMU made $1,240,954 in revenue and spent $1,240,954 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 18 players on the GMU men’s volleyball team, and they are led 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 989.
The men’s volleyball program at GMU made $482,051 in revenue and spent $482,051 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GMU women’s volleyball team is made up of 22 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 990 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s volleyball program at GMU made $927,642 in revenue and spent $927,642 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 31-player men’s wrestling team at GMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 955 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The GMU wrestling program paid out $745,989 in expenses while making $745,989 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
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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