by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Mercer University 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.
Mercer competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Southern Conference schools.
A total number of 478 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 291 of whom are male and 187 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at Mercer and the average award is around $19,636 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $19,794 and women received an average of $19,391.
The sports at Mercer are led by 18 head coaches, 8 of whom coach male teams and 10 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $151,832, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $96,394 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Mercer sports, there are 17 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 9 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $47,580 and the average for those who coach men’s is $71,286. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Mercer sports teams made $22,988,577 in revenue, but they did have to spend $22,988,577 for 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 Mercer.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Mercer, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The Mercer men’s baseball team is made up of 46 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than baseball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The baseball program at Mercer made $1,393,759 in revenue and spend $1,393,759 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 14 players of the Mercer men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 975 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Mercer men’s basketball program paid out $1,967,725 in expenses and made $1,967,725 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 16 players of the Mercer women’s basketball team are led 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 986.
The women’s basketball program at Mercer made $2,011,928 in revenue and spent $2,011,928 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 13 players of the Mercer men’s cross country team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. 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 cross country program at Mercer made $219,887 in revenue and spent $219,887 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 12 players of the Mercer women’s cross country team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than sports, too. Their great academic progress rate of 979 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Mercer women’s cross country program paid out $139,542 in expenses and made $139,542 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 Mercer men’s football team is made up of 124 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 961 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
Mercer brought in $5,460,753 in revenue from its football program while paying out $5,460,753 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 10-member men’s golf team at Mercer is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. 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 Mercer men’s golf program brought home $430,454 in revenue and paid out $430,454 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 8-member women’s golf team at Mercer is kept in shape 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 984.
In terms of financials, the Mercer women’s golf program paid out $480,634 in expenses and made $480,634 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 Mercer men’s lacrosse team is made up of 48 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 974 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Mercer men’s lacrosse program paid out $726,134 in expenses and made $726,134 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 41 players of the Mercer women’s lacrosse team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 992, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
Mercer brought in $768,244 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $768,244 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 23-member women’s outdoor track team at Mercer is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Mercer women’s outdoor track program paid out $384,518 in expenses and made $384,518 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 27 players of the Mercer 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 997.
Mercer brought in $789,613 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $789,613 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 27 players on the Mercer women’s soccer team, and they are led 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.
The women’s soccer program at Mercer made $842,482 in revenue and spent $842,482 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 23 players on the Mercer women’s softball 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.
On the money side of things, the Mercer women’s softball program brought home $946,216 in revenue and paid out $946,216 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 9 players on the Mercer men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 992 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the Mercer men’s tennis program brought home $349,226 in revenue and paid out $349,226 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the Mercer women’s tennis team. 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 Mercer women’s tennis program brought home $379,904 in revenue and paid out $379,904 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Mercer women’s volleyball team is made up of 13 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the Mercer women’s volleyball program brought home $768,166 in revenue and paid out $768,166 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.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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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