by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Southern Methodist 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.
As a proud member of the American Athletic Conference conference, SMU contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 514 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 252 of whom are male and 262 are female. On average, these students receive around $46,549 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 $49,414 and women received an average of $43,793.
There are 17 head coaches at SMU, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 10 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $935,368 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $173,230.
The head coaches of SMU sports are supported by 17 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $64,854 while the ones for men’s team make about $248,526 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
SMU sports teams made $79,414,946 in revenue, but they did have to spend $79,414,946 for expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss 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 SMU.
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. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
There are 15 players on the SMU men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 975 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The men’s basketball program at SMU made $8,143,677 in revenue and spent $8,143,677 in 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 SMU women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 967.
SMU brought in $4,160,189 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $4,160,189 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 125 players on the SMU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 974, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the SMU football program paid out $27,075,598 in expenses and made $27,075,598 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 15 players of the SMU men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 987, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The men’s golf program at SMU made $1,074,323 in revenue and spent $1,074,323 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 SMU women’s golf team is made up of 10 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 983.
The women’s golf program at SMU made $1,053,532 in revenue and spent $1,053,532 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 41 players on the SMU women’s rowing team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 998, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The SMU women’s rowing program paid out $3,019,366 in expenses while making $3,019,366 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 32 players of the SMU men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 974.
In terms of financials, the SMU men’s soccer program paid out $2,209,323 in expenses and made $2,209,323 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 33 players of the SMU women’s soccer team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the SMU women’s soccer program paid out $2,739,179 in expenses and made $2,739,179 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 47 players of the SMU men’s swimming and diving team are led by 2 head coaches and 1 assistant coaches. The SMU men’s swimming and diving team is made up of 47 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the SMU men’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,870,582 in expenses and made $1,870,582 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 32 players on the SMU women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by 2 head coaches and 1 assistant coaches. The 32-member women’s swimming and diving team at SMU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the SMU women’s swimming and diving program brought home $1,975,578 in revenue and paid out $1,975,578 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 18 players of the SMU men’s tennis team are led by a 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 992.
The men’s tennis program at SMU made $1,822,879 in revenue and spent $1,822,879 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 12 players on the SMU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. 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 SMU women’s tennis program paid out $1,307,922 in expenses and made $1,307,922 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 67 players on the SMU women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The SMU women’s track and field program paid out $2,310,950 in expenses while making $2,310,950 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 13-player women’s volleyball team at SMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 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 983.
The SMU women’s volleyball program paid out $2,084,822 in expenses while making $2,084,822 in total revenue. 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 Southern Methodist 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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