by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Northwestern College 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.
As a proud member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference conference, NWC contends with other NAIA Division II schools.
A total number of 678 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 430 of whom are male and 248 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at NWC and the average award is around $5,737 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $6,461 and the average awarded to women is $5,049.
The sports at NWC are led by 18 head coaches, 8 of whom coach male teams, 8 of whom spearhead women’s teams, and 2 of whom lead coed teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $49,622, men’s team head coaches make about $55,100 each year, and the head coaches of coed teams get paid $37,237.
In addition to the head coaches of NWC sports, there are 26 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 14 assitant coaches of women’s teams, and 1 assistant coaches of the coed team. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $32,572 and the average for those who coach men’s is $32,337. Coaches for coed teams make about $50,000. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
NWC sports teams made $7,799,374 in revenue, but they did have to spend $7,738,847 for expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $60,527. That’s a whole lot better than taking 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 NWC.
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. 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
There are 55 players on the NWC men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the NWC baseball program brought home $607,120 in revenue and paid out $607,120 in total 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 NWC men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The men’s basketball program at NWC made $592,816 in revenue and spent $590,666 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $2,150 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 19-player women’s basketball team at NWC is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the NWC women’s basketball program paid out $549,270 in expenses and made $552,146 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $2,876 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 132-player men’s football team at NWC is kept in shape by one head coach and 13 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the NWC football program brought home $1,630,672 in revenue and paid out $1,611,424 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $19,248 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the NWC men’s golf team.
NWC brought in $132,839 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $129,722 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $3,117 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 11 players on the NWC women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the NWC women’s golf program brought home $78,221 in revenue and paid out $78,221 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 43 players of the NWC men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the NWC men’s soccer program brought home $400,396 in revenue and paid out $400,396 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 NWC women’s soccer team is made up of 36 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the NWC women’s soccer program paid out $294,170 in expenses and made $302,851 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $8,681 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 25 players of the NWC women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s softball program at NWC made $349,001 in revenue and spend $342,198 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $6,803 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The NWC men’s tennis team is made up of 12 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the NWC men’s tennis program brought home $80,417 in revenue and paid out $80,087 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $330 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The NWC women’s tennis team is made up of 12 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s tennis program at NWC made $56,010 in revenue and spent $56,010 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 104 players of the NWC men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The NWC men’s track and field program paid out $436,739 in expenses while making $438,819 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $2,080 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 95-player women’s track and field team at NWC is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at NWC made $405,063 in revenue and spent $403,143 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $1,920 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 27 players of the NWC women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the NWC women’s volleyball program brought home $553,985 in revenue and paid out $553,481 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $504 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 24 players of the NWC men’s wrestling team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The NWC wrestling program paid out $339,241 in expenses while making $343,688 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $4,447 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
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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