by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Prairie View A & M 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 proud member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference conference, PVAMU contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 474 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 266 men and 208 women. Sports-related student aid is available at PVAMU and the average award is around $6,447 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $6,848 of sports aid and women received about $5,933.
There are 18 head coaches at PVAMU, 8 of whom lead men’s teams and 10 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $142,048, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $84,281 per year.
There are also 36 assitant coaches of sports at PVAMU. That breaks down to 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 15 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $51,608 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $53,366 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
PVAMU sports teams made $14,818,343 in revenue, but they did have to spend $14,818,343 for 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 PVAMU.
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 43-player men’s baseball team at PVAMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 975 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The PVAMU baseball program paid out $643,159 in expenses while making $643,159 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The PVAMU men’s basketball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 923.
The men’s basketball program at PVAMU made $1,259,630 in revenue and spent $1,259,630 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 17-player women’s basketball team at PVAMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 919, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The women’s basketball program at PVAMU made $1,089,298 in revenue and spent $1,089,298 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The PVAMU women’s bowling team is made up of 7 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than bowling, too. Their great academic progress rate of 992 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the PVAMU bowling program brought home $282,684 in revenue and paid out $282,684 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 9-player men’s cross country team at PVAMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 964.
The men’s cross country program at PVAMU made $133,458 in revenue and spent $133,458 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 8-player women’s cross country team at PVAMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 985 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The PVAMU women’s cross country program paid out $191,493 in expenses while making $191,493 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 9 assistant coaches train and lead the 108 players of the PVAMU men’s football team. The team’s academic progress rate of 910 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The PVAMU football program paid out $3,195,455 in expenses while making $3,195,455 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the PVAMU men’s golf team. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 928.
On the money side of things, the PVAMU men’s golf program brought home $136,619 in revenue and paid out $136,619 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 7 players of the PVAMU women’s golf team. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 978 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
PVAMU brought in $136,619 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $136,619 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 30-player men’s indoor track team at PVAMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the PVAMU men’s indoor track program brought home $133,458 in revenue and paid out $133,458 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 41 players of the PVAMU women’s indoor track team.
On the money side of things, the PVAMU women’s indoor track program brought home $191,493 in revenue and paid out $191,493 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The PVAMU men’s outdoor track team is made up of 38 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s outdoor track program at PVAMU made $133,458 in revenue and spent $133,458 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 43-player women’s outdoor track team at PVAMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The PVAMU women’s outdoor track program paid out $191,493 in expenses while making $191,493 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 PVAMU women’s soccer team is made up of 29 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 958.
PVAMU brought in $355,628 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $355,628 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 28 players on the PVAMU women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
PVAMU brought in $404,326 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $404,326 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 PVAMU men’s tennis team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
PVAMU brought in $171,135 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $171,135 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 7 players of the PVAMU women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 960.
On the money side of things, the PVAMU women’s tennis program brought home $171,135 in revenue and paid out $171,135 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 PVAMU women’s volleyball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 971, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The PVAMU women’s volleyball program paid out $400,848 in expenses while making $400,848 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.