by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Grinnell College is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
Grinnell is in the Midwest Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division III with football schools.
A total number of 542 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 305 of whom are male and 237 are female.
There are 20 head coaches at Grinnell, 10 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 $92,365, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $79,053 per year.
The head coaches of Grinnell sports are supported by 22 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $45,258 while the ones for men’s team make about $44,425 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Grinnell sports teams made $3,643,525 in revenue, but they did have to spend $3,643,525 for 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 Grinnell.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. 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 45 players of the Grinnell men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Grinnell baseball program brought home $257,680 in revenue and paid out $257,680 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 assistant coach train and lead the 25 players of the Grinnell men’s basketball team.
The Grinnell men’s basketball program paid out $130,999 in expenses while making $130,999 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 20 players on the Grinnell women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at Grinnell made $150,627 in revenue and spent $150,627 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 19 players of the Grinnell men’s cross country team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Grinnell men’s cross country program paid out $37,920 in expenses and made $37,920 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Grinnell women’s cross country team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s cross country program at Grinnell made $38,520 in revenue and spent $38,520 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 58 players on the Grinnell men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
The football program at Grinnell made $468,784 in revenue and spend $468,784 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 11 players on the Grinnell men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s golf program at Grinnell made $81,045 in revenue and spent $81,045 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 assistant coach train and lead the 7 players of the Grinnell women’s golf team.
The Grinnell women’s golf program paid out $74,673 in expenses while making $74,673 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 32 players of the Grinnell men’s indoor track team.
In terms of financials, the Grinnell men’s indoor track program paid out $71,547 in expenses and made $71,547 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 34-player women’s indoor track team at Grinnell is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
Grinnell brought in $79,658 in revenue from its women’s indoor track program while paying out $79,658 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 30 players of the Grinnell men’s outdoor track team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Grinnell men’s outdoor track program paid out $81,141 in expenses and made $81,141 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 35-player women’s outdoor track team at Grinnell is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Grinnell brought in $80,634 in revenue from its women’s outdoor track program while paying out $80,634 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Grinnell men’s soccer team is made up of 30 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Grinnell men’s soccer program brought home $133,338 in revenue and paid out $133,338 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 Grinnell women’s soccer team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Grinnell women’s soccer program paid out $84,580 in expenses and made $84,580 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 17-player women’s softball team at Grinnell is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Grinnell women’s softball program brought home $155,180 in revenue and paid out $155,180 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 Grinnell men’s swimming and diving team is made up of 38 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The Grinnell men’s swimming and diving program paid out $153,318 in expenses while making $153,318 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 Grinnell women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 40 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The Grinnell women’s swimming and diving program paid out $158,099 in expenses while making $158,099 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 Grinnell men’s tennis team is made up of 17 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Grinnell men’s tennis program paid out $84,396 in expenses and made $84,396 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 11 players of the Grinnell women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Grinnell women’s tennis program paid out $90,754 in expenses while making $90,754 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 20-player women’s volleyball team at Grinnell is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Grinnell women’s volleyball program brought home $142,055 in revenue and paid out $142,055 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Grinnell College offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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