by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Ohio State University - Main Campus athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
As a proud member of the Big Ten Conference conference, Ohio State contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 1,118 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 581 men and 537 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Ohio State and the average award is around $21,676 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $22,612 of sports aid and women received about $20,761.
There are 33 head coaches at Ohio State, 15 of whom lead men’s teams, 16 of whom head up women’s teams, and 2 of whom coach coed teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $979,840 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $268,474. Also, coed head coaches make around $89,557 per year.
There are also 78 assitant coaches of sports at Ohio State. That breaks down to 41 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 35 assistant coaches of women’s teams, and 2 assistant coaches of coed teams. The average salary is $399,847 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $96,610 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Those who coach coed teams earn $62,911. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Ohio State sports teams made $246,605,307 in revenue, but they did have to spend $209,874,565 for expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $36,730,742, 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 Ohio State.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. 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 38 players of the Ohio State men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Ohio State baseball program paid out $2,519,945 in expenses while making $563,487 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,956,458 to be exact.
There are 13 players on the Ohio State women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Ohio State women’s basketball program brought home $693,032 in revenue and paid out $5,198,359 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-4,505,327.
The Ohio State men’s fencing team is made up of 29 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The men’s fencing program at Ohio State made $79,876 in revenue and spent $906,567 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-826,691.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 members of the Ohio State women’s fencing team.
On the money side of things, the Ohio State women’s fencing program brought home $56,120 in revenue and paid out $910,393 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-854,273.
The 24 players of the Ohio State women’s field hockey team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Ohio State women’s field hockey program brought home $258,862 in revenue and paid out $1,644,497 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,385,635 to be exact.
There are 127 players on the Ohio State men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches.
The Ohio State football program paid out $69,127,911 in expenses while making $109,176,080 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $40,048,169 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 10 players on the Ohio State men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s golf program at Ohio State made $112,104 in revenue and spent $824,213 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-712,109.
There are 11 players on the Ohio State women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Ohio State women’s golf program brought home $109,435 in revenue and paid out $1,161,205 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,051,770.
The Ohio State men’s gymnastics team is made up of 22 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Ohio State men’s gymnastics program paid out $1,165,762 in expenses while making $161,856 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,003,906 to be exact.
The 20-member women’s gymnastics team at Ohio State is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s gymnastics program at Ohio State made $289,169 in revenue and spent $1,584,379 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,295,210.
There are 28 players on the Ohio State men’s ice hockey, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Ohio State men’s ice hockey program paid out $3,737,544 in expenses and made $880,715 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,856,829 to be exact.
There are 25 players on the Ohio State women’s ice hockey team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Ohio State women’s ice hockey program paid out $3,043,175 in expenses while making $176,789 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,866,386.
The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team is made up of 49 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Ohio State men’s lacrosse program paid out $2,451,273 in expenses while making $528,306 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,922,967.
There are 41 players on the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s lacrosse program at Ohio State made $191,933 in revenue and spent $1,889,525 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,697,592.
The 13-member rifle team at Ohio State is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Ohio State brought in $32,787 in revenue from its rifle program while paying out $559,806 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-527,019.
There are 85 players on the Ohio State women’s rowing team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s rowing program at Ohio State made $183,991 in revenue and spend $2,788,058 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,604,067 to be exact.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 30 players of the Ohio State men’s soccer team.
On the money side of things, the Ohio State men’s soccer program brought home $265,818 in revenue and paid out $1,689,890 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,424,072 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the Ohio State women’s soccer team.
Ohio State brought in $130,039 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $1,936,696 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,806,657.
There are 26 players on the Ohio State women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Ohio State women’s softball program brought home $186,377 in revenue and paid out $1,910,820 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,724,443.
There are 38 players on the Ohio State men’s swimming team, and they are led by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The men’s swimming program at Ohio State made $334,656 in revenue and spent $2,157,067 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,822,411.
The head coach and 6 assistant coaches train and lead the 37 players of the Ohio State women’s swimming team.
In terms of financials, the Ohio State women’s swimming program paid out $2,238,564 in expenses and made $186,354 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,052,210.
The 12 players of the Ohio State men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s tennis program at Ohio State made $271,010 in revenue and spent $1,730,935 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,459,925.
The 13-member women’s tennis team at Ohio State is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s tennis program at Ohio State made $66,976 in revenue and spent $1,470,181 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,403,205.
The Ohio State men’s track and field team is made up of 110 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Ohio State men’s track and field program brought home $143,275 in revenue and paid out $2,372,088 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,228,813 to be exact.
There are 138 players on the Ohio State women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
Ohio State brought in $136,606 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $2,381,364 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,244,758.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 20 players of the Ohio State men’s volleyball team.
The Ohio State men’s volleyball program paid out $1,134,028 in expenses while making $128,493 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,005,535.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 19 players of the Ohio State women’s volleyball team.
On the money side of things, the Ohio State women’s volleyball program brought home $566,099 in revenue and paid out $2,522,892 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,956,793.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 33 players of the Ohio State men’s wrestling team.
The wrestling program at Ohio State made $1,549,837 in revenue and spend $2,303,977 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-754,140.
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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