by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Santa Clara University is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
SCU is in the Not applicable conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I without football schools.
There are 495 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 248 men and 247 women. Sports-related student aid is available at SCU and the average award is around $16,898 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $16,417 and the average awarded to women is $17,382.
Of the 20 head coaches at SCU, 9 are leaders of men’s teams and 11 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $219,203, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $158,013 per year.
The head coaches of SCU sports are supported by 12 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 11 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $63,530 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $40,354 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, SCU collected $31,337,344 in revenue and paid out $31,337,344 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 SCU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at SCU, 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 42 players of the SCU men’s baseball team. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 969.
On the money side of things, the SCU baseball program brought home $2,039,501 in revenue and paid out $2,039,501 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 14 players of the SCU men’s basketball 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 975.
SCU brought in $4,997,998 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $4,997,998 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The SCU women’s basketball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 984 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the SCU women’s basketball program paid out $2,695,020 in expenses and made $2,695,020 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the SCU men’s cross country team. The team members have more than sports on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the SCU men’s cross country program brought home $706,963 in revenue and paid out $706,963 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 26 players of the SCU women’s cross country team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the SCU women’s cross country program paid out $226,069 in expenses and made $226,069 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 11-member men’s golf team at SCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The SCU men’s golf program paid out $568,912 in expenses while making $568,912 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The SCU women’s golf team is made up of 13 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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 1000.
On the money side of things, the SCU women’s golf program brought home $414,601 in revenue and paid out $414,601 in total 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 46 players of the SCU men’s outdoor track team.
SCU brought in $98,510 in revenue from its men’s outdoor track program while paying out $98,510 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 52 players of the SCU women’s outdoor track team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the SCU women’s outdoor track program brought home $117,492 in revenue and paid out $117,492 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.
There are 23 players on the SCU women’s rowing team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than rowing on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 981.
The SCU women’s rowing program paid out $96,455 in expenses while making $96,455 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.
There are 29 players on the SCU men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
SCU brought in $1,524,223 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $1,524,223 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 31-player women’s soccer team at SCU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 997 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the SCU women’s soccer program brought home $2,447,153 in revenue and paid out $2,447,153 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 21-player women’s softball team at SCU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 996 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s softball program at SCU made $753,549 in revenue and spend $753,549 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 8-member men’s tennis team at SCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the SCU men’s tennis program brought home $525,483 in revenue and paid out $525,483 in total 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 assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the SCU women’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 1000.
In terms of financials, the SCU women’s tennis program paid out $512,140 in expenses and made $512,140 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 SCU women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The women’s volleyball program at SCU made $1,430,359 in revenue and spent $1,430,359 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 SCU men’s water polo team is made up of 32 members who, in turn, are trained and guided 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 987.
On the money side of things, the SCU men’s water polo program brought home $353,717 in revenue and paid out $353,717 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 24-member women’s v team at SCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. In addition to their athletic activities, teammates perform great in the classroom as evidenced by the team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
SCU brought in $257,766 in revenue from its women’s water polo program while paying out $257,766 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.
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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