by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Mid-America Christian 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 NAIA Division I, MACU competes in the Not applicable conference.
A total number of 197 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 100 of whom are male and 97 are female. On average, these students receive around $7,267 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $7,806 and the average awarded to women is $6,712.
Of the 7 head coaches at MACU, 3 are leaders of men’s teams and 4 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $51,333, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $48,750 per year.
The head coaches of MACU sports are supported by 7 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 8 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $21,663 and the average for those who coach men’s is $28,709. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at MACU brought home $3,204,113 in revenue while shelling out $3,204,113 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 MACU.
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 MACU men’s baseball team is made up of 40 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
MACU brought in $516,541 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $516,541 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 MACU men’s basketball team is made up of 25 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the MACU men’s basketball program paid out $443,733 in expenses and made $443,733 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 26-player women’s basketball team at MACU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The MACU women’s basketball program paid out $406,286 in expenses while making $406,286 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 35 players of the MACU men’s soccer team.
The men’s soccer program at MACU made $523,265 in revenue and spent $523,265 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 24 players of the MACU women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s soccer program at MACU made $346,584 in revenue and spent $346,584 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 32 players of the MACU women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
MACU brought in $296,436 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $296,436 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 15 players on the MACU women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the MACU women’s volleyball program paid out $191,017 in expenses and made $191,017 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.