by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Rice University sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
As a member of the NCAA Division I-FBS, Rice competes in the Conference USA conference.
A total number of 505 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 300 of whom are male and 205 are female. On average, these students receive around $31,285 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $33,207 of sports aid and women received about $28,472.
There are 12 head coaches at Rice, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 6 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $153,492 and men’s team head coaches make about $342,958 each year.
There are also 30 assitant coaches of sports at Rice. That breaks down to 19 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 11 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $63,938 while the ones for men’s team make about $121,114 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Rice brought home $42,350,198 in revenue while shelling out $42,350,198 in 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 Rice.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Rice, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 44 players of the Rice men’s baseball team. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 988.
The Rice baseball program paid out $2,938,655 in expenses while making $2,938,655 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Rice men’s basketball team is made up of 17 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 959, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The men’s basketball program at Rice made $3,507,525 in revenue and spent $3,507,525 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 21 players of the Rice women’s basketball team. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 996.
In terms of financials, the Rice women’s basketball program paid out $2,290,444 in expenses and made $2,290,444 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 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 121 players of the Rice men’s football team. Teammates care for more than football, too. Their great academic progress rate of 986 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
Rice brought in $12,626,695 in revenue from its football program while paying out $12,626,695 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 10-member men’s golf team at Rice is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 984 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The men’s golf program at Rice made $561,315 in revenue and spent $561,315 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 28-player women’s soccer team at Rice is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
Rice brought in $1,634,211 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $1,634,211 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 32 players on the Rice women’s swimming team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Rice brought in $1,348,496 in revenue from its women’s swimming program while paying out $1,348,496 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 11 players of the Rice men’s tennis team. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 992.
In terms of financials, the Rice men’s tennis program paid out $669,998 in expenses and made $669,998 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 assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the Rice women’s tennis 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 1000.
The Rice women’s tennis program paid out $1,038,532 in expenses while making $1,038,532 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 97 players on the Rice men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Rice men’s track and field program paid out $1,445,494 in expenses while making $1,445,494 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 Rice women’s track and field team is made up of 100 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Rice brought in $1,905,985 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $1,905,985 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 16 players on the Rice women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Rice women’s volleyball program paid out $1,655,143 in expenses while making $1,655,143 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.
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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