by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Grand Valley 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.
GVSU competes in the NCAA Division II with football , and is one of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schools.
There are 846 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 487 men and 359 women. On average, these students receive around $5,971 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $5,749 of sports aid and women received about $6,272.
The sports at GVSU are led by 16 head coaches, 7 of whom coach male teams and 9 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $147,769, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $117,248 per year.
The head coaches of GVSU sports are supported by 19 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 24 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $37,630 while the ones for men’s team make about $52,037 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at GVSU brought home $18,069,096 in revenue while shelling out $17,056,196 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $1,012,900. 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 GVSU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at GVSU, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The GVSU men’s baseball team is made up of 32 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The baseball program at GVSU made $745,165 in revenue and spend $668,577 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $76,588 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 18 players of the GVSU women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at GVSU made $1,095,788 in revenue and spent $993,162 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $102,626 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 135 players on the GVSU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
GVSU brought in $3,494,492 in revenue from its football program while paying out $2,890,927 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $603,565 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 9 players of the GVSU men’s golf team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the GVSU men’s golf program paid out $307,551 in expenses and made $302,349 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-5,202.
The GVSU women’s golf team is made up of 7 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The GVSU women’s golf program paid out $449,568 in expenses while making $459,707 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $10,139 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 29 players on the GVSU women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s lacrosse program at GVSU made $693,514 in revenue and spent $627,286 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $66,228 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The GVSU women’s soccer team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s soccer program at GVSU made $1,369,956 in revenue and spent $942,206 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $427,750 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The GVSU women’s softball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the GVSU women’s softball program paid out $566,229 in expenses and made $622,717 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $56,488 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 35-player men’s swimming and diving team at GVSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The men’s swimming and diving program at GVSU made $508,499 in revenue and spent $479,212 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $29,287 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 27 players of the GVSU women’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
GVSU brought in $401,694 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $378,596 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $23,098 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 12 players of the GVSU men’s tennis team.
The men’s tennis program at GVSU made $263,071 in revenue and spent $263,948 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-877.
The GVSU women’s tennis team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
GVSU brought in $263,330 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $264,139 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-809 to be exact.
There are 247 players on the GVSU men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 17 assistant coaches.
GVSU brought in $1,306,903 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,264,765 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $42,138 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The GVSU women’s track and field team is made up of 195 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 16 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the GVSU women’s track and field program brought home $1,067,124 in revenue and paid out $1,040,580 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $26,544 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 20 players of the GVSU women’s volleyball team.
The GVSU women’s volleyball program paid out $653,336 in expenses while making $624,219 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-29,117.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.