by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Old Dominion University 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 member of the NCAA Division I-FBS, Old Dominion competes in the Sun Belt Conference conference.
There are 456 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 257 men and 199 women. On average, these students receive around $21,735 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $22,000 and the average awarded to women is $21,394.
Of the 18 head coaches at Old Dominion, 8 are leaders of men’s teams and 10 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $308,553 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $110,906.
The head coaches of Old Dominion sports are supported by 19 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 23 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $55,491 while the ones for men’s team make about $110,638 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Old Dominion brought home $47,364,891 in revenue while shelling out $45,109,567 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $2,255,324. 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 Old Dominion.
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. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 47 players on the Old Dominion men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 980.
On the money side of things, the Old Dominion baseball program brought home $1,710,163 in revenue and paid out $1,710,163 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.
There are 14 players on the Old Dominion men’s basketball 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.
The men’s basketball program at Old Dominion made $3,403,413 in revenue and spent $3,403,413 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the Old Dominion 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 975.
In terms of financials, the Old Dominion women’s basketball program paid out $2,742,433 in expenses and made $2,742,433 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 25-player women’s field hockey team at Old Dominion is kept in shape 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 983.
The women’s field hockey program at Old Dominion made $1,000,474 in revenue and spend $1,000,474 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.
The 113-player men’s football team at Old Dominion is kept in shape by one head coach and 14 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 961.
The Old Dominion football program paid out $12,518,823 in expenses while making $12,518,823 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 9 players of the Old Dominion men’s golf team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 974 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the Old Dominion men’s golf program brought home $352,755 in revenue and paid out $352,755 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.
There are 6 players on the Old Dominion women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s golf program at Old Dominion made $626,706 in revenue and spent $626,706 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 34 players of the Old Dominion women’s lacrosse 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 996.
The women’s lacrosse program at Old Dominion made $855,165 in revenue and spent $855,165 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 32-player women’s rowing team at Old Dominion is kept in shape 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 977.
The Old Dominion women’s rowing program paid out $977,960 in expenses while making $977,960 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 28-player men’s soccer team at Old Dominion is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 968, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The men’s soccer program at Old Dominion made $1,029,510 in revenue and spent $1,029,510 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.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the Old Dominion women’s soccer team. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 979.
The women’s soccer program at Old Dominion made $1,072,379 in revenue and spent $1,072,379 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.
The 27 players of the Old Dominion men’s swimming team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s swimming program at Old Dominion made $429,882 in revenue and spent $429,882 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 27 players on the Old Dominion women’s swimming team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Old Dominion brought in $589,722 in revenue from its women’s swimming program while paying out $589,722 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 9 players on the Old Dominion men’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 1000.
The men’s tennis program at Old Dominion made $579,376 in revenue and spent $579,376 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.
The 7-member women’s tennis team at Old Dominion is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Old Dominion women’s tennis program paid out $871,892 in expenses while making $871,892 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the Old Dominion women’s volleyball team.
In terms of financials, the Old Dominion women’s volleyball program paid out $1,051,050 in expenses and made $1,051,050 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.
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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