by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Shorter University be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
Shorter is in the Gulf South Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division II with football schools.
There are 597 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 416 men and 181 women. On average, these students receive around $5,632 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $4,983 and women received an average of $7,123.
Of the 16 head coaches at Shorter, 8 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $35,873 and men’s team head coaches make about $52,128 each year.
There are also 10 assitant coaches of sports at Shorter. That breaks down to 8 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 2 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $28,644 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $28,598 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Shorter sports teams made $6,592,294 in revenue, but they did have to spend $6,592,294 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 Shorter.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Shorter, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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 head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 86 players of the Shorter men’s baseball team.
On the money side of things, the Shorter baseball program brought home $631,419 in revenue and paid out $631,419 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 Shorter men’s basketball team is made up of 23 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Shorter men’s basketball program paid out $334,841 in expenses while making $334,841 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 Shorter women’s basketball team is made up of 19 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s basketball program at Shorter made $304,382 in revenue and spent $304,382 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 157 players on the Shorter men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The football program at Shorter made $1,605,007 in revenue and spend $1,605,007 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 Shorter men’s golf team is made up of 17 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Shorter men’s golf program paid out $181,822 in expenses while making $181,822 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 7 players of the Shorter women’s golf team.
In terms of financials, the Shorter women’s golf program paid out $136,106 in expenses and made $136,106 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 27 players of the Shorter men’s lacrosse team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
Shorter brought in $318,953 in revenue from its men’s lacrosse program while paying out $318,953 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 18-member women’s lacrosse team at Shorter is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Shorter brought in $203,851 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $203,851 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 Shorter men’s soccer team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The men’s soccer program at Shorter made $343,844 in revenue and spent $343,844 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 26 players of the Shorter women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Shorter women’s soccer program brought home $251,190 in revenue and paid out $251,190 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 Shorter women’s softball team is made up of 24 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
Shorter brought in $299,330 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $299,330 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 13-member men’s tennis team at Shorter is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Shorter brought in $151,578 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $151,578 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 12-member women’s tennis team at Shorter is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Shorter brought in $127,050 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $127,050 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.
There are 65 players on the Shorter men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Shorter men’s track and field program brought home $299,967 in revenue and paid out $299,967 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 51 players of the Shorter women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Shorter women’s track and field program paid out $191,655 in expenses and made $191,655 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 24 players of the Shorter women’s volleyball team.
Shorter brought in $285,335 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $285,335 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.
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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