by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Georgia Southern 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 Sun Belt Conference conference, GaSou contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 432 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 234 of whom are male and 198 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at GaSou and the average award is around $15,301 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $15,796 of sports aid and women received about $14,716.
There are 15 head coaches at GaSou, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $211,211, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $77,601 per year.
The head coaches of GaSou sports are supported by 11 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 17 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $40,500 while the ones for men’s team make about $115,958 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, GaSou collected $29,737,578 in revenue and paid out $29,737,578 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 GaSou.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at GaSou, 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 40-player men’s baseball team at GaSou is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 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 981.
The GaSou baseball program paid out $1,047,735 in expenses while making $1,047,735 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 17 players on the GaSou men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 981 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The GaSou men’s basketball program paid out $1,467,193 in expenses while making $1,467,193 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 15-player women’s basketball team at GaSou is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 986, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the GaSou women’s basketball program brought home $1,049,339 in revenue and paid out $1,049,339 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GaSou men’s football team is made up of 128 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 17 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 949.
On the money side of things, the GaSou football program brought home $7,250,117 in revenue and paid out $7,250,117 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GaSou men’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. 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.
The GaSou men’s golf program paid out $471,964 in expenses while making $471,964 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 10 players of the GaSou women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 983.
In terms of financials, the GaSou women’s golf program paid out $419,695 in expenses and made $419,695 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 25 players on the GaSou men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 934.
On the money side of things, the GaSou men’s soccer program brought home $624,317 in revenue and paid out $624,317 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 27 players of the GaSou women’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 984 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The GaSou women’s soccer program paid out $779,881 in expenses while making $779,881 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 25-player women’s softball team at GaSou is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s softball program at GaSou made $731,796 in revenue and spend $731,796 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the GaSou women’s swimming and diving team.
On the money side of things, the GaSou women’s swimming and diving program brought home $563,683 in revenue and paid out $563,683 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 14 players of the GaSou men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team’s academic progress rate of 969 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the GaSou men’s tennis program brought home $361,938 in revenue and paid out $361,938 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GaSou women’s tennis team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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 992.
GaSou brought in $456,212 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $456,212 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 GaSou women’s track and field team is made up of 64 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at GaSou made $506,845 in revenue and spent $506,845 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 13-player women’s volleyball team at GaSou is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 985 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The GaSou women’s volleyball program paid out $821,010 in expenses while making $821,010 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.
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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