by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Samford 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.
Samford competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Southern Conference schools.
There are 483 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 298 men and 185 women. On average, these students receive around $19,666 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $18,547 of sports aid and women received about $21,468.
Of the 13 head coaches at Samford, 6 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $89,836 and men’s team head coaches make about $139,499 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of Samford sports, there are 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 12 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $47,058 and the average for those who coach men’s is $68,825. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Samford brought home $23,189,899 in revenue while shelling out $23,019,673 in expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $170,226, 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 Samford.
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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The Samford men’s baseball team is made up of 45 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Samford baseball program paid out $1,524,857 in expenses while making $1,524,857 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 17 players on the Samford men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 12 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 964.
The men’s basketball program at Samford made $2,653,856 in revenue and spent $2,653,856 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 Samford women’s basketball team is made up of 13 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 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 Samford women’s basketball program brought home $1,454,078 in revenue and paid out $1,454,078 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 Samford men’s football team is made up of 118 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 14 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than football, too. Their great academic progress rate of 977 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Samford football program paid out $6,899,907 in expenses and made $6,899,907 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 12 players of the Samford men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. 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 982.
On the money side of things, the Samford men’s golf program brought home $390,831 in revenue and paid out $361,297 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $29,534 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 7 players of the Samford women’s golf team. 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.
In terms of financials, the Samford women’s golf program paid out $445,176 in expenses and made $445,176 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.
There are 27 players on the Samford women’s soccer team, and they are led 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 994.
In terms of financials, the Samford women’s soccer program paid out $1,250,271 in expenses and made $1,250,271 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.
There are 23 players on the Samford women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 989, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Samford women’s softball program brought home $893,138 in revenue and paid out $857,543 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $35,595 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the Samford men’s tennis team. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 959.
In terms of financials, the Samford men’s tennis program paid out $396,991 in expenses and made $433,883 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $36,892 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the Samford women’s tennis team. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 970 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s tennis program at Samford made $554,627 in revenue and spent $528,442 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $26,185 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 96 players of the Samford men’s track and field team.
The men’s track and field program at Samford made $893,460 in revenue and spent $893,460 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 87-player women’s track and field team at Samford is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Samford women’s track and field program brought home $1,256,331 in revenue and paid out $1,256,331 in total 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 volleyball team at Samford 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 984.
Samford brought in $1,006,840 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $944,665 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $62,175 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
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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