by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Missouri State University - Springfield, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
As a proud member of the Missouri Valley Conference conference, Missouri State contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
A total number of 489 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 197 of whom are male and 292 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at Missouri State and the average award is around $10,624 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $14,429 and women received an average of $8,057.
Of the 15 head coaches at Missouri State, 6 are leaders of men’s teams and 9 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $227,780, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $93,935 per year.
There are also 36 assitant coaches of sports at Missouri State. That breaks down to 20 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $70,048 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $51,961 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Missouri State sports teams made $20,834,725 in revenue, but they did have to spend $20,834,725 for expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 Missouri 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. 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 34 players of the Missouri State men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Missouri State baseball program paid out $1,645,888 in expenses and made $1,645,888 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 15-player men’s basketball team at Missouri State is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Missouri State men’s basketball program paid out $3,081,261 in expenses while making $3,081,261 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 32 players of the Missouri State women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Missouri State women’s basketball program paid out $2,118,710 in expenses while making $2,118,710 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 98-player men’s football team at Missouri State is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches.
The Missouri State football program paid out $4,641,692 in expenses while making $4,641,692 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 8 players of the Missouri State men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Missouri State men’s golf program paid out $245,657 in expenses and made $245,657 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 11 players of the Missouri State women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Missouri State women’s golf program paid out $315,594 in expenses while making $315,594 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 25-player men’s soccer team at Missouri State is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Missouri State men’s soccer program brought home $756,955 in revenue and paid out $756,955 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 29 players on the Missouri State women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Missouri State women’s soccer program brought home $615,029 in revenue and paid out $615,029 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 21 players of the Missouri State women’s softball team.
In terms of financials, the Missouri State women’s softball program paid out $775,692 in expenses and made $775,692 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 17 players on the Missouri State men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The men’s swimming and diving program at Missouri State made $400,906 in revenue and spent $400,906 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 Missouri State women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 37 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Missouri State brought in $587,739 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $587,739 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 11 players of the Missouri State women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Missouri State women’s tennis program paid out $248,153 in expenses and made $248,153 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 114 players of the Missouri State women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Missouri State women’s track and field program paid out $647,830 in expenses and made $647,830 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 players of the Missouri State women’s volleyball team.
On the money side of things, the Missouri State women’s volleyball program brought home $863,018 in revenue and paid out $863,018 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.
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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