by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Sam Houston State University, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
As a member of the NCAA Division I-FCS, SHSU competes in the Western Athletic Conference conference.
There are 483 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 298 men and 185 women. Sports-related student aid is available at SHSU and the average award is around $10,388 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $9,821 of sports aid and women received about $11,300.
Of the 13 head coaches at SHSU, 5 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $321,575, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $117,749 per year.
The head coaches of SHSU sports are supported by 14 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $47,719 and the average for those who coach men’s is $81,137. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
SHSU sports teams made $20,600,321 in revenue, but they did have to spend $19,861,089 for expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $739,232, which is great since many schools have to declare 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 SHSU.
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 SHSU men’s baseball team is made up of 36 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 979.
In terms of financials, the SHSU baseball program paid out $1,137,001 in expenses and made $1,137,001 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 13 players on the SHSU men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 980.
The SHSU men’s basketball program paid out $1,488,695 in expenses while making $1,488,695 in total revenue. 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 SHSU women’s basketball team. The team’s academic progress rate of 967 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
In terms of financials, the SHSU women’s basketball program paid out $1,290,576 in expenses and made $1,290,576 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 members of the SHSU women’s bowling team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 984, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the SHSU bowling program brought home $352,287 in revenue and paid out $352,287 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 137-player men’s football team at SHSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 936.
In terms of financials, the SHSU football program paid out $4,997,453 in expenses and made $4,997,453 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 10 players of the SHSU men’s golf team. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 988.
The SHSU men’s golf program paid out $402,122 in expenses while making $402,122 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 7-player women’s golf team at SHSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 989 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
SHSU brought in $403,860 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $403,860 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 29-player women’s soccer team at SHSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 979 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
SHSU brought in $645,796 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $645,796 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 22 players of the SHSU women’s softball team. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 985.
The women’s softball program at SHSU made $715,179 in revenue and spend $715,179 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 SHSU women’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 SHSU women’s tennis program paid out $416,132 in expenses while making $416,132 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 SHSU men’s track and field team is made up of 102 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The SHSU men’s track and field program paid out $773,178 in expenses while making $773,178 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 76 players of the SHSU women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the SHSU women’s track and field program brought home $763,360 in revenue and paid out $763,360 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 18 players on the SHSU women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the SHSU women’s volleyball program brought home $638,648 in revenue and paid out $638,648 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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