by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend George Washington 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 Not applicable conference, GWU contends with other NCAA Division I without football schools.
A total number of 458 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 158 of whom are male and 300 are female. They receive, on average, about $25,775 in sports-related student aid to attend GWU. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $26,254 and women received an average of $25,523.
There are 17 head coaches at GWU, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 10 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $188,617, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $96,674 per year.
There are also 31 assitant coaches of sports at GWU. That breaks down to 12 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 19 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $41,561 and the average for those who coach men’s is $61,512. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at GWU brought home $30,473,846 in revenue while shelling out $30,473,846 in expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any 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 GWU.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list when applicable. 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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 34-player men’s baseball team at GWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 981, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the GWU baseball program paid out $1,437,474 in expenses and made $1,437,474 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 GWU men’s basketball team is made up of 17 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 973 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the GWU men’s basketball program brought home $4,911,135 in revenue and paid out $4,911,135 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 20 players of the GWU women’s basketball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 991 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The GWU women’s basketball program paid out $2,789,007 in expenses while making $2,789,008 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $1 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the GWU men’s golf team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
GWU brought in $474,400 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $474,400 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 19 members of the GWU women’s gymnastics team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members do well in the classroom, too, as seen by the team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
GWU brought in $1,326,022 in revenue from its women’s gymnastics program while paying out $1,326,022 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 34 players on the GWU women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than lacrosse on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 990.
GWU brought in $1,123,095 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $1,123,095 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.
There are 73 players on the GWU women’s rowing team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team members have more than rowing on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 977.
The women’s rowing program at GWU made $982,494 in revenue and spend $982,495 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1.
The 28-player men’s soccer team at GWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 981, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the GWU men’s soccer program paid out $1,039,501 in expenses and made $1,039,501 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 28 players of the GWU women’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 997 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s soccer program at GWU made $1,285,052 in revenue and spent $1,285,052 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 19-player women’s softball team at GWU 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 1000.
On the money side of things, the GWU women’s softball program brought home $1,128,526 in revenue and paid out $1,128,526 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 24 players on the GWU men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The GWU men’s swimming and diving program paid out $921,596 in expenses while making $921,596 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 GWU women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 30 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The GWU women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,046,746 in expenses while making $1,046,746 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 assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the GWU women’s tennis team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 989 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the GWU women’s tennis program brought home $580,008 in revenue and paid out $580,008 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 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the GWU men’s track and field team.
In terms of financials, the GWU men’s track and field program paid out $411,987 in expenses and made $411,987 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GWU women’s track and field team is made up of 56 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the GWU women’s track and field program brought home $414,179 in revenue and paid out $414,179 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 GWU women’s volleyball team is made up of 13 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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 983.
GWU brought in $1,309,391 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $1,309,391 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 19 members of the GWU men’s water polo team are led by a head coach and an 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 982.
On the money side of things, the GWU men’s water polo program brought home $570,301 in revenue and paid out $570,301 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.
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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