by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Governors State 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 member of the NAIA Division I, GSU competes in the Not applicable conference.
A total number of 140 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 70 of whom are male and 70 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at GSU and the average award is around $3,998 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $3,788 and the average awarded to women is $4,207.
Of the 9 head coaches at GSU, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 5 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $49,252, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $49,872 per year.
There are also 17 assitant coaches of sports at GSU. That breaks down to 9 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 8 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $21,899 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $17,236 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, GSU collected $1,362,267 in revenue and paid out $1,353,406 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $8,861. 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 GSU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at GSU, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 29-player men’s basketball team at GSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The men’s basketball program at GSU made $207,576 in revenue and spent $202,459 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $5,117 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 15-player women’s basketball team at GSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The GSU women’s basketball program paid out $133,476 in expenses while making $136,340 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $2,864 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 2-member men’s cross country team at GSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the GSU men’s cross country program brought home $44,006 in revenue and paid out $44,006 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 5-member women’s cross country team at GSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
GSU brought in $39,425 in revenue from its women’s cross country program while paying out $39,425 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 GSU men’s golf team is made up of 6 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
GSU brought in $37,991 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $37,991 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 4 players of the GSU women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The GSU women’s golf program paid out $32,918 in expenses while making $32,918 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 33 players of the GSU men’s soccer team.
On the money side of things, the GSU men’s soccer program brought home $226,271 in revenue and paid out $226,271 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GSU women’s soccer team is made up of 32 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s soccer program at GSU made $196,137 in revenue and spent $196,137 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 GSU women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The GSU women’s volleyball program paid out $154,628 in expenses while making $155,508 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $880 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
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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