by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Lafayette College sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
As a proud member of the Patriot League conference, Lafayette contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
A total number of 678 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 362 of whom are male and 316 are female. They receive, on average, about $17,099 in sports-related student aid to attend Lafayette. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $18,458 and the average awarded to women is $16,707.
There are 19 head coaches at Lafayette, 9 of whom lead men’s teams, 9 of whom head up women’s teams, and 1 of whom coaches a coed team. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $103,153, men’s team head coaches make about $164,460 each year, and the head coach of the coed teams gets paid $27,704.
There are also 39 assitant coaches of sports at Lafayette. That breaks down to 24 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 15 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $51,667 while the ones for men’s team make about $63,337 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Lafayette collected $27,602,995 in revenue and paid out $27,602,995 in expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 Lafayette.
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. 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 35 players of the Lafayette men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 989.
In terms of financials, the Lafayette baseball program paid out $848,184 in expenses and made $848,184 in total revenue. 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 Lafayette men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 989 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the Lafayette men’s basketball program brought home $2,198,133 in revenue and paid out $2,198,133 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 15-player women’s basketball team at Lafayette 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 995.
The Lafayette women’s basketball program paid out $2,091,507 in expenses while making $2,091,507 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the Lafayette women’s field hockey team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 997 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Lafayette women’s field hockey program paid out $1,322,222 in expenses and made $1,322,222 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 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 96 players of the Lafayette men’s football team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 987, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Lafayette football program brought home $7,628,759 in revenue and paid out $7,628,759 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 11 players of the Lafayette men’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 974.
The Lafayette men’s golf program paid out $185,725 in expenses while making $185,725 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 53 players on the Lafayette men’s lacrosse 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 992.
The men’s lacrosse program at Lafayette made $1,391,112 in revenue and spent $1,391,112 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 33 players on the Lafayette women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Lafayette women’s lacrosse program brought home $1,346,226 in revenue and paid out $1,346,226 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 Lafayette men’s soccer team is made up of 30 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the Lafayette men’s soccer program brought home $1,007,493 in revenue and paid out $1,007,493 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.
There are 23 players on the Lafayette women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 997, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s soccer program at Lafayette made $1,339,971 in revenue and spent $1,339,971 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 Lafayette women’s softball team is made up of 17 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Lafayette women’s softball program paid out $853,145 in expenses while making $853,145 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 28-player men’s swimming and diving team at Lafayette is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Lafayette men’s swimming and diving program paid out $198,837 in expenses and made $198,837 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 53 players of the Lafayette women’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Lafayette women’s swimming and diving program paid out $479,706 in expenses while making $479,706 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 9-member men’s tennis team at Lafayette is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 993 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The men’s tennis program at Lafayette made $152,296 in revenue and spent $152,296 in expenses. 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 Lafayette women’s tennis team are led 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 1000.
The women’s tennis program at Lafayette made $167,617 in revenue and spent $167,617 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 76 players on the Lafayette men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Lafayette men’s track and field program paid out $225,790 in expenses while making $225,790 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 109 players of the Lafayette women’s track and field team.
Lafayette brought in $433,057 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $433,057 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 21 players of the Lafayette women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 976, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s volleyball program at Lafayette made $902,856 in revenue and spent $902,856 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.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.