by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Point Loma Nazarene 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 II without football, PLNU competes in the Not applicable conference.
There are 216 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 85 men and 131 women. Sports-related student aid is available at PLNU and the average award is around $13,050 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $13,548 and women received an average of $12,727.
Of the 10 head coaches at PLNU, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 6 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $120,092, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $95,310 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of PLNU sports, there are 5 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 13 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $50,904 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $49,279 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
PLNU sports teams made $7,219,019 in revenue, but they did have to spend $7,079,129 for expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $139,890, 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 PLNU.
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 PLNU men’s baseball team is made up of 30 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The PLNU baseball program paid out $793,427 in expenses while making $807,913 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $14,486 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 18 players of the PLNU women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
PLNU brought in $784,042 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $784,042 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 assistant coach train and lead the 7 players of the PLNU women’s golf team.
The PLNU women’s golf program paid out $293,622 in expenses while making $293,622 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 PLNU men’s soccer team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the PLNU men’s soccer program brought home $535,149 in revenue and paid out $535,049 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $100 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 25 players on the PLNU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
PLNU brought in $618,816 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $618,816 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the PLNU men’s tennis team.
PLNU brought in $219,983 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $219,983 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 7 players on the PLNU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the PLNU women’s tennis program brought home $274,099 in revenue and paid out $274,099 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 head coach and 7 assistant coaches train and lead the 58 players of the PLNU women’s track and field team.
On the money side of things, the PLNU women’s track and field program brought home $634,100 in revenue and paid out $627,034 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $7,066 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 16 players of the PLNU women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the PLNU women’s volleyball program brought home $590,224 in revenue and paid out $590,224 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.
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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