by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Longwood 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.
Longwood competes in the NCAA Division I without football , and is one of the Not applicable schools.
A total number of 265 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 122 of whom are male and 143 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at Longwood and the average award is around $13,261 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $11,660 and the average awarded to women is $14,627.
There are 14 head coaches at Longwood, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 8 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $82,509, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $86,439 per year.
There are also 10 assitant coaches of sports at Longwood. That breaks down to 4 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 6 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $47,946 while the ones for men’s team make about $65,729 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Longwood brought home $12,319,728 in revenue while shelling out $12,023,798 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $295,930. 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 Longwood.
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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 37 players of the Longwood men’s baseball team. The team’s academic progress rate of 950 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
Longwood brought in $907,547 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $908,717 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,170.
The Longwood women’s basketball team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 978.
In terms of financials, the Longwood women’s basketball program paid out $1,442,712 in expenses and made $1,348,524 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-94,188.
There are 12 players on the Longwood men’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 953.
The men’s cross country program at Longwood made $75,386 in revenue and spent $77,027 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,641 to be exact.
There are 10 players on the Longwood women’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and one 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.
On the money side of things, the Longwood women’s cross country program brought home $79,425 in revenue and paid out $74,725 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $4,700 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The Longwood women’s field hockey team is made up of 25 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 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.
The Longwood women’s field hockey program paid out $611,223 in expenses while making $631,506 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $20,283 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 9 players on the Longwood men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 973.
On the money side of things, the Longwood men’s golf program brought home $245,885 in revenue and paid out $274,487 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-28,602.
The Longwood women’s golf team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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.
In terms of financials, the Longwood women’s golf program paid out $363,540 in expenses and made $337,753 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-25,787.
There are 24 players on the Longwood women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Longwood women’s lacrosse program paid out $406,056 in expenses and made $403,457 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,599 to be exact.
There are 40 players on the Longwood men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an academic progress rate of 960, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the Longwood men’s soccer program brought home $426,329 in revenue and paid out $489,365 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-63,036 to be exact.
The Longwood women’s soccer team is made up of 29 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 997, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Longwood women’s soccer program paid out $658,727 in expenses while making $635,321 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-23,406.
The 21-member women’s softball team at Longwood is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 993 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Longwood women’s softball program paid out $953,472 in expenses and made $978,561 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $25,089 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 8 players on the Longwood men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team’s academic progress rate of 963 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The Longwood men’s tennis program paid out $242,117 in expenses while making $206,885 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-35,232 to be exact.
The 8-member women’s tennis team at Longwood is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 939.
Longwood brought in $156,736 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $187,232 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-30,496.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Longwood 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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