by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if South Dakota State 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.
South Dakota State competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Missouri Valley Conference schools.
A total number of 712 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 381 of whom are male and 331 are female. On average, these students receive around $5,972 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $6,430 of sports aid and women received about $5,445.
The sports at South Dakota State are led by 15 head coaches, 7 of whom coach male teams and 8 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $126,859 and men’s team head coaches make about $222,058 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of South Dakota State sports, there are 25 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $68,810 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $55,596 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
South Dakota State sports teams made $20,184,851 in revenue, but they did have to spend $20,184,851 for expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any either!
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 South Dakota State.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at South Dakota State, 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 38-player men’s baseball team at South Dakota State is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 984 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
South Dakota State brought in $685,174 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $685,174 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 players of the South Dakota State men’s basketball team are led by a 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 975.
On the money side of things, the South Dakota State men’s basketball program brought home $2,127,262 in revenue and paid out $2,127,262 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 basketball team at South Dakota State is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 996, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The South Dakota State women’s basketball program paid out $1,675,411 in expenses while making $1,675,411 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 12 assistant coaches train and lead the 122 players of the South Dakota State men’s football 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 978.
South Dakota State brought in $4,739,477 in revenue from its football program while paying out $4,739,477 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 11 players on the South Dakota State men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one 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 977.
The men’s golf program at South Dakota State made $295,729 in revenue and spent $295,729 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 South Dakota State women’s golf team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s golf program at South Dakota State made $261,812 in revenue and spent $261,812 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The South Dakota State women’s soccer team is made up of 32 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 993 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the South Dakota State women’s soccer program paid out $695,619 in expenses and made $695,619 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 22 players of the South Dakota State women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 974 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the South Dakota State women’s softball program brought home $663,956 in revenue and paid out $663,956 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 30 players of the South Dakota State men’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The men’s swimming and diving program at South Dakota State made $197,677 in revenue and spent $197,677 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 assistant coach train and lead the 31 players of the South Dakota State women’s swimming and diving team.
In terms of financials, the South Dakota State women’s swimming and diving program paid out $314,465 in expenses and made $314,465 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 130 players on the South Dakota State men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at South Dakota State made $472,425 in revenue and spent $472,425 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 South Dakota State women’s track and field team is made up of 166 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
South Dakota State brought in $708,598 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $708,598 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 players of the South Dakota State women’s volleyball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 988, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s volleyball program at South Dakota State made $559,295 in revenue and spent $559,295 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 37 players of the South Dakota State men’s wrestling team. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 966.
The wrestling program at South Dakota State made $821,008 in revenue and spend $821,008 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that South Dakota State University offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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