by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Oglethorpe University 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.
As a member of the NCAA Division III without football, Oglethorpe competes in the Not applicable conference.
A total number of 405 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 252 of whom are male and 153 are female.
There are 14 head coaches at Oglethorpe, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $69,538, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $54,488 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Oglethorpe sports, there are 10 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 7 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $35,726 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $30,880 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Oglethorpe collected $3,023,034 in revenue and paid out $3,023,034 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 Oglethorpe.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Oglethorpe, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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 35-player men’s baseball team at Oglethorpe is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Oglethorpe baseball program brought home $290,678 in revenue and paid out $290,678 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-member men’s basketball team at Oglethorpe is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Oglethorpe brought in $245,376 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $245,376 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 21 players of the Oglethorpe women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Oglethorpe women’s basketball program paid out $235,066 in expenses while making $235,066 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 10 players on the Oglethorpe men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Oglethorpe men’s golf program brought home $121,152 in revenue and paid out $121,152 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 Oglethorpe women’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
Oglethorpe brought in $102,146 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $102,146 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 20-member men’s lacrosse team at Oglethorpe is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Oglethorpe men’s lacrosse program paid out $144,967 in expenses and made $144,967 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 Oglethorpe women’s lacrosse team is made up of 19 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Oglethorpe women’s lacrosse program brought home $138,110 in revenue and paid out $138,110 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Oglethorpe men’s soccer team is made up of 58 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
Oglethorpe brought in $297,851 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $297,851 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 24 players on the Oglethorpe women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s soccer program at Oglethorpe made $176,937 in revenue and spent $176,937 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.
There are 12 players on the Oglethorpe men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Oglethorpe men’s tennis program paid out $69,263 in expenses and made $69,263 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 9 players of the Oglethorpe women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Oglethorpe women’s tennis program paid out $68,780 in expenses while making $68,780 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 90-player men’s track and field team at Oglethorpe is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Oglethorpe men’s track and field program paid out $88,333 in expenses and made $88,333 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 51 players on the Oglethorpe women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Oglethorpe women’s track and field program paid out $93,869 in expenses and made $93,869 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 assistant coach train and lead the 19 players of the Oglethorpe women’s volleyball team.
On the money side of things, the Oglethorpe women’s volleyball program brought home $140,584 in revenue and paid out $140,584 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Oglethorpe University offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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