by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Southern Wesleyan 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.
SWU competes in the NCAA Division II without football , and is one of the Not applicable schools.
There are 356 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 167 men and 189 women. They receive, on average, about $5,900 in sports-related student aid to attend SWU. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $4,998 and women received an average of $6,697.
Of the 10 head coaches at SWU, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 6 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $41,187, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $42,797 per year.
The head coaches of SWU sports are supported by 2 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 3 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $32,518 while the ones for men’s team make about $22,389 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
SWU sports teams made $3,894,633 in revenue, but they did have to spend $3,894,633 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 SWU.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 32 players of the SWU men’s baseball team.
In terms of financials, the SWU baseball program paid out $318,701 in expenses and made $318,701 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 SWU men’s basketball team is made up of 23 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The SWU men’s basketball program paid out $337,395 in expenses while making $337,395 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 14 players of the SWU women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s basketball program at SWU made $291,042 in revenue and spent $291,042 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 9 players of the SWU men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The men’s golf program at SWU made $78,006 in revenue and spent $78,006 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 5 players of the SWU women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s golf program at SWU made $76,616 in revenue and spent $76,616 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 SWU women’s lacrosse team is made up of 19 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s lacrosse program at SWU made $270,514 in revenue and spent $270,514 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 head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 26 players of the SWU men’s soccer team.
The men’s soccer program at SWU made $254,293 in revenue and spent $254,293 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 SWU women’s soccer team is made up of 22 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the SWU women’s soccer program brought home $235,481 in revenue and paid out $235,481 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 SWU women’s softball team is made up of 13 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s softball program at SWU made $175,669 in revenue and spend $175,669 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 SWU men’s tennis team is made up of 7 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s tennis program at SWU made $109,572 in revenue and spent $109,572 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.
There are 8 players on the SWU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the SWU women’s tennis program brought home $112,465 in revenue and paid out $112,465 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 70 players of the SWU men’s track and field team.
SWU brought in $312,554 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $312,554 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 93-player women’s track and field team at SWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the SWU women’s track and field program brought home $544,964 in revenue and paid out $544,964 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the SWU women’s volleyball team.
SWU brought in $154,062 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $154,062 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 Southern Wesleyan 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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