by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if James Madison University 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.
JMU competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Sun Belt Conference schools.
There are 561 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 219 men and 342 women. Sports-related student aid is available at JMU and the average award is around $17,565 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $21,552 and the average awarded to women is $15,011.
There are 18 head coaches at JMU, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 12 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $259,908, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $115,114 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of JMU sports, there are 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 17 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $56,563 and the average for those who coach men’s is $89,266. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at JMU brought home $52,857,185 in revenue while shelling out $52,857,185 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 JMU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at JMU, 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 39 players of the JMU men’s baseball team. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 972.
JMU brought in $1,705,123 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $1,705,123 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 JMU men’s basketball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 967, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
JMU brought in $3,544,046 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $3,544,046 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 30-player women’s basketball team at JMU is kept in shape 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 961.
The JMU women’s basketball program paid out $2,927,407 in expenses while making $2,927,407 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 JMU women’s field hockey team is made up of 29 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than field hockey on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 980.
The women’s field hockey program at JMU made $1,131,194 in revenue and spend $1,131,194 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 116 players of the JMU men’s football team are led by a head coach and 12 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 952.
JMU brought in $11,372,433 in revenue from its football program while paying out $11,372,433 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 JMU men’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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 993.
The men’s golf program at JMU made $640,217 in revenue and spent $640,217 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 9 players of the JMU women’s golf team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 991 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
JMU brought in $697,643 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $697,643 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 32 players on the JMU 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 1000.
JMU brought in $1,335,662 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $1,335,662 in expenses. 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 30 players of the JMU men’s soccer team. 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 993.
On the money side of things, the JMU men’s soccer program brought home $1,214,256 in revenue and paid out $1,214,256 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 34 players of the JMU women’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 991 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
JMU brought in $1,441,320 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $1,441,320 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 23-player women’s softball team at JMU 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 980.
The women’s softball program at JMU made $1,797,665 in revenue and spend $1,797,665 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 33-player women’s swimming and diving team at JMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
JMU brought in $1,041,205 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,041,205 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.
There are 9 players on the JMU men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 966.
The JMU men’s tennis program paid out $571,417 in expenses while making $571,417 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 11 players of the JMU women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 992 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s tennis program at JMU made $773,229 in revenue and spent $773,229 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 121 players of the JMU women’s track and field team are led by 3 head coaches and 2 assistant coaches. The JMU women’s track and field team is made up of 121 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s track and field program at JMU made $1,726,075 in revenue and spent $1,726,075 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 20 players on the JMU women’s volleyball team, and they are led 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.
In terms of financials, the JMU women’s volleyball program paid out $1,036,490 in expenses and made $1,036,490 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.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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