by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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.
NSU is in the Southland Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 431 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 279 men and 152 women. Sports-related student aid is available at NSU and the average award is around $11,740 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $10,661 and women received an average of $13,720.
Of the 10 head coaches at NSU, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 6 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $69,156 and men’s team head coaches make about $130,575 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of NSU sports, there are 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 14 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $25,734 and the average for those who coach men’s is $45,844. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at NSU brought home $12,864,870 in revenue while shelling out $11,812,575 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $1,052,295. 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 NSU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at NSU, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 40 players of the NSU men’s baseball 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 981.
The baseball program at NSU made $990,598 in revenue and spend $809,592 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $181,006 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the NSU women’s basketball 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 976.
On the money side of things, the NSU women’s basketball program brought home $959,832 in revenue and paid out $916,581 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $43,251 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 133 players on the NSU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 12 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 961, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
In terms of financials, the NSU football program paid out $3,127,434 in expenses and made $3,048,343 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-79,091.
The 28-player women’s soccer team at NSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 967 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The NSU women’s soccer program paid out $652,026 in expenses while making $655,053 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $3,027 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The NSU women’s softball team is made up of 25 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 987 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the NSU women’s softball program brought home $678,567 in revenue and paid out $663,480 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $15,087 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 8 players on the NSU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 983.
The NSU women’s tennis program paid out $325,255 in expenses while making $334,698 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $9,443 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 80 players of the NSU men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the NSU men’s track and field program brought home $603,630 in revenue and paid out $616,472 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-12,842 to be exact.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 61 players of the NSU women’s track and field team.
The NSU women’s track and field program paid out $640,734 in expenses while making $625,142 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-15,592 to be exact.
There are 15 players on the NSU women’s volleyball team, and they are led 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 NSU women’s volleyball program paid out $508,219 in expenses while making $530,671 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $22,452 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
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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