by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Michigan State University be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
Michigan State is in the Big Ten Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 801 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 395 men and 406 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Michigan State and the average award is around $21,039 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $24,199 and women received an average of $17,963.
Of the 19 head coaches at Michigan State, 9 are leaders of men’s teams and 10 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $1,962,255, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $225,680 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Michigan State sports, there are 32 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 23 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $87,688 and the average for those who coach men’s is $389,283. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Michigan State sports teams made $143,656,649 in revenue, but they did have to spend $128,196,083 for expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $15,460,566, which is great since many schools have to declare 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 Michigan State.
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. 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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 37 players of the Michigan State men’s baseball team. 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 Michigan State baseball program paid out $2,220,745 in expenses and made $451,725 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,769,020.
The 15-player women’s basketball team at Michigan State 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 953.
In terms of financials, the Michigan State women’s basketball program paid out $4,846,220 in expenses and made $863,585 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-3,982,635 to be exact.
The Michigan State women’s field hockey team is made up of 25 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 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 986.
In terms of financials, the Michigan State women’s field hockey program paid out $1,552,158 in expenses and made $151,821 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,400,337.
The Michigan State men’s football team is made up of 115 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 14 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 952.
Michigan State brought in $95,112,924 in revenue from its football program while paying out $47,456,650 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $47,656,274 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The Michigan State men’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 989 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
Michigan State brought in $919,273 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $968,002 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-48,729.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 9 players of the Michigan State women’s golf 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 986.
The Michigan State women’s golf program paid out $1,174,653 in expenses while making $947,047 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-227,606 to be exact.
The 19 members of the Michigan State women’s gymnastics team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In addition to their athletic activities, teammates perform great in the classroom as evidenced by the team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the Michigan State women’s gymnastics program brought home $164,259 in revenue and paid out $1,256,284 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,092,025 to be exact.
The 26 players of the Michigan State men’s ice hockey team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Michigan State men’s ice hockey program paid out $4,096,143 in expenses while making $1,752,055 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,344,088 to be exact.
There are 98 players on the Michigan State women’s rowing team, and they are led by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 999 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Michigan State women’s rowing program paid out $2,074,324 in expenses and made $202,345 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,871,979.
The Michigan State men’s soccer team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Michigan State men’s soccer program paid out $1,337,305 in expenses and made $451,736 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-885,569.
The 29 players of the Michigan State women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 990.
In terms of financials, the Michigan State women’s soccer program paid out $1,375,795 in expenses and made $380,667 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-995,128.
The 25-player women’s softball team at Michigan State is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 988.
The Michigan State women’s softball program paid out $2,043,999 in expenses while making $135,117 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,908,882 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 12 players of the Michigan State men’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.
The Michigan State men’s tennis program paid out $844,818 in expenses while making $255,814 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-589,004.
The Michigan State women’s tennis team is made up of 11 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 987.
The women’s tennis program at Michigan State made $100,362 in revenue and spent $1,021,127 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-920,765.
There are 116 players on the Michigan State men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Michigan State men’s track and field program brought home $261,846 in revenue and paid out $1,314,567 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,052,721 to be exact.
The 159-player women’s track and field team at Michigan State is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Michigan State brought in $334,126 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $1,697,618 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,363,492.
There are 16 players on the Michigan State women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 990 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Michigan State women’s volleyball program paid out $2,456,076 in expenses while making $503,624 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,952,452.
The Michigan State men’s wrestling team is made up of 35 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 984, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Michigan State wrestling program paid out $1,262,932 in expenses while making $275,050 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-987,882.
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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