by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Northern Arizona University, 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 Big Sky Conference conference, NAU contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 545 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 296 men and 249 women. Sports-related student aid is available at NAU and the average award is around $11,209 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $11,360 and women received an average of $11,030.
The sports at NAU are led by 11 head coaches, 4 of whom coach male teams and 7 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $175,403 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $102,256.
In addition to the head coaches of NAU sports, there are 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 15 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $49,904 while the ones for men’s team make about $60,662 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at NAU brought home $22,649,615 in revenue while shelling out $22,649,615 in 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 NAU.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list when applicable. 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 17 players of the NAU men’s basketball team. The team has an academic progress rate of 934, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
In terms of financials, the NAU men’s basketball program paid out $1,776,901 in expenses and made $1,776,901 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 14-player women’s basketball team at NAU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 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 974.
NAU brought in $1,558,965 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $1,558,965 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 head coach and 13 assistant coaches train and lead the 129 players of the NAU men’s football team. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 944.
The NAU football program paid out $5,488,606 in expenses while making $5,488,606 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 7 players of the NAU women’s golf team. The team’s academic progress rate of 969 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
NAU brought in $401,431 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $401,431 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 32-player women’s soccer team at NAU is kept in shape by one 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 989.
The NAU women’s soccer program paid out $1,011,833 in expenses while making $1,011,833 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 33-player women’s swimming and diving team at NAU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the NAU women’s swimming and diving program brought home $950,869 in revenue and paid out $950,869 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 11-member men’s tennis team at NAU 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 977.
On the money side of things, the NAU men’s tennis program brought home $440,286 in revenue and paid out $440,286 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.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the NAU women’s tennis team. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 991.
In terms of financials, the NAU women’s tennis program paid out $547,735 in expenses and made $547,735 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The NAU men’s track and field team is made up of 139 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at NAU made $1,316,288 in revenue and spent $1,316,288 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 140 players on the NAU women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at NAU made $1,556,643 in revenue and spent $1,556,643 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 15-player women’s volleyball team at NAU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 967 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The NAU women’s volleyball program paid out $786,837 in expenses while making $786,837 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.
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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