by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Oakland 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.
Oakland competes in the NCAA Division I without football , and is one of the Not applicable schools.
A total number of 417 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 192 of whom are male and 225 are female. On average, these students receive around $11,316 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $9,654 and women received an average of $12,733.
There are 16 head coaches at Oakland, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $143,870, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $93,099 per year.
The head coaches of Oakland sports are supported by 15 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 15 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $67,078 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $48,340 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Oakland brought home $17,613,217 in revenue while shelling out $17,325,704 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $287,513, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
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 Oakland.
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.
The 36 players of the Oakland men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 970, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Oakland baseball program paid out $743,415 in expenses and made $743,415 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 16 players on the Oakland men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 952.
On the money side of things, the Oakland men’s basketball program brought home $2,033,397 in revenue and paid out $2,033,397 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 17-player women’s basketball team at Oakland 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 973.
The Oakland women’s basketball program paid out $1,568,341 in expenses while making $1,568,341 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 8 players of the Oakland men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an 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 975.
The men’s golf program at Oakland made $466,126 in revenue and spent $466,126 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.
There are 9 players on the Oakland women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 986 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Oakland women’s golf program paid out $390,178 in expenses and made $390,178 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 28 players of the Oakland men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 949.
In terms of financials, the Oakland men’s soccer program paid out $669,802 in expenses and made $669,802 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 26 players of the Oakland women’s soccer team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 978, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Oakland women’s soccer program brought home $782,751 in revenue and paid out $782,751 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 20 players on the Oakland women’s softball team, and they are led 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 985.
On the money side of things, the Oakland women’s softball program brought home $672,722 in revenue and paid out $672,722 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 27 players of the Oakland men’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The Oakland men’s swimming and diving program paid out $517,385 in expenses while making $517,385 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Oakland women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Oakland women’s swimming and diving program paid out $671,840 in expenses and made $671,840 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.
There are 7 players on the Oakland women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 992, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Oakland women’s tennis program paid out $327,926 in expenses while making $327,926 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 2 head coaches and 9 assistant coaches train and lead the 77 players of the Oakland men’s track and field team. The 77 players of the Oakland men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Oakland men’s track and field program paid out $522,028 in expenses and made $522,028 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 players of the Oakland women’s track and field team are led by 2 head coaches and 9 assistant coaches. There are 98 players on the Oakland women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The Oakland women’s track and field program paid out $624,232 in expenses while making $624,232 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 Oakland women’s volleyball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s volleyball program at Oakland made $688,075 in revenue and spent $688,075 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.
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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