by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Lehigh 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.
As a member of the NCAA Division I-FCS, Lehigh competes in the Patriot League conference.
There are 858 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 475 men and 383 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Lehigh and the average award is around $16,912 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $17,198 and the average awarded to women is $16,559.
Of the 23 head coaches at Lehigh, 11 are leaders of men’s teams and 12 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $134,780 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $90,135.
In addition to the head coaches of Lehigh sports, there are 30 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 24 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $58,272 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $39,493 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Lehigh brought home $38,354,154 in revenue while shelling out $38,354,154 in expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss 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 Lehigh.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list when applicable. 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 38-player men’s baseball team at Lehigh is kept in shape by one 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 Lehigh baseball program brought home $1,136,111 in revenue and paid out $1,136,111 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.
There are 16 players on the Lehigh men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 960, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The Lehigh men’s basketball program paid out $1,921,761 in expenses while making $1,921,761 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 14 players of the Lehigh women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 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 Lehigh women’s basketball program brought home $1,928,421 in revenue and paid out $1,928,421 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the Lehigh women’s field hockey team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 996 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Lehigh women’s field hockey program paid out $877,181 in expenses and made $877,181 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 93-player men’s football team at Lehigh is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 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 972.
In terms of financials, the Lehigh football program paid out $6,163,858 in expenses and made $6,163,858 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 10-player men’s golf team at Lehigh is kept in shape by one 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.
The men’s golf program at Lehigh made $132,889 in revenue and spent $132,889 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 9-member women’s golf team at Lehigh is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an academic progress rate of 967, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The women’s golf program at Lehigh made $313,835 in revenue and spent $313,835 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 53 players on the Lehigh 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 989.
Lehigh brought in $1,725,809 in revenue from its men’s lacrosse program while paying out $1,725,809 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 29 players on the Lehigh women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 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.
In terms of financials, the Lehigh women’s lacrosse program paid out $1,221,420 in expenses and made $1,221,420 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 Lehigh women’s rowing team is made up of 35 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 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.
In terms of financials, the Lehigh women’s rowing program paid out $518,855 in expenses and made $518,855 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 men’s soccer team at Lehigh is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 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.
The Lehigh men’s soccer program paid out $917,091 in expenses while making $917,091 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 29-player women’s soccer team at Lehigh 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 1000.
In terms of financials, the Lehigh women’s soccer program paid out $1,081,762 in expenses and made $1,081,762 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 19 players on the Lehigh women’s softball 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 Lehigh women’s softball program paid out $1,232,587 in expenses while making $1,232,587 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 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the Lehigh men’s swimming and diving team.
On the money side of things, the Lehigh men’s swimming and diving program brought home $283,110 in revenue and paid out $283,110 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 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the Lehigh women’s swimming and diving team.
The women’s swimming and diving program at Lehigh made $621,854 in revenue and spent $621,854 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 Lehigh men’s tennis team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the Lehigh men’s tennis program brought home $144,714 in revenue and paid out $144,714 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 Lehigh women’s tennis team is made up of 13 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The Lehigh women’s tennis program paid out $308,426 in expenses while making $308,426 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 153 players of the Lehigh men’s track and field team are led by 2 head coaches and 9 assistant coaches. The 153-member men’s track and field team at Lehigh is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Lehigh brought in $479,767 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $479,767 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 167 players of the Lehigh women’s track and field team are led by 2 head coaches and 9 assistant coaches. The 167-member women’s track and field team at Lehigh is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The Lehigh women’s track and field program paid out $969,545 in expenses while making $969,545 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 19 players on the Lehigh women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 995 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Lehigh women’s volleyball program paid out $948,130 in expenses and made $948,130 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 Lehigh men’s wrestling team is made up of 41 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 985, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Lehigh wrestling program paid out $1,713,215 in expenses while making $1,713,215 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Lehigh University 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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