by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 proud member of the Big Twelve Conference conference, OSU contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 586 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 302 men and 284 women. Sports-related student aid is available at OSU and the average award is around $12,217 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $14,375 and women received an average of $9,923.
The sports at OSU are led by 14 head coaches, 7 of whom coach male teams and 7 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $1,526,228 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $307,430.
The head coaches of OSU sports are supported by 16 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 24 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $382,717 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $109,899 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, OSU collected $101,526,357 in revenue and paid out $100,439,115 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $1,087,242. 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 OSU.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 40 players of the OSU men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The baseball program at OSU made $2,375,119 in revenue and spend $3,328,811 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-953,692.
There are 16 players on the OSU women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at OSU made $445,795 in revenue and spent $3,584,828 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-3,139,033 to be exact.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 135 players of the OSU men’s football team.
OSU brought in $49,465,735 in revenue from its football program while paying out $29,271,573 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $20,194,162 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 13-member men’s golf team at OSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
OSU brought in $832,737 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $2,047,665 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,214,928 to be exact.
The OSU women’s golf team is made up of 12 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The OSU women’s golf program paid out $1,116,532 in expenses while making $173,239 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-943,293.
There are 31 players on the OSU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The OSU women’s soccer program paid out $1,469,319 in expenses while making $319,283 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,150,036 to be exact.
The OSU women’s softball team is made up of 26 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the OSU women’s softball program brought home $844,596 in revenue and paid out $2,398,367 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,553,771.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 9 players of the OSU men’s tennis team.
In terms of financials, the OSU men’s tennis program paid out $836,544 in expenses and made $97,280 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-739,264.
There are 8 players on the OSU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
OSU brought in $243,388 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $1,173,792 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-930,404.
There are 46 players on the OSU men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the OSU men’s track and field program paid out $1,625,809 in expenses and made $232,825 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,392,984 to be exact.
There are 149 players on the OSU women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at OSU made $260,328 in revenue and spent $1,940,622 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,680,294.
There are 42 players on the OSU men’s wrestling team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the OSU wrestling program brought home $831,482 in revenue and paid out $2,172,346 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,340,864.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.