by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Stanford University athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
A total number of 862 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 439 of whom are male and 423 are female. On average, these students receive around $28,932 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $29,972 of sports aid and women received about $29,466.
Of the 38 head coaches at Stanford, 16 are leaders of men’s teams, 21 lead women’s teams, and 1 coaches a coed team. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $285,572, men’s team head coaches make about $823,485 each year, and the head coach of the coed teams gets paid $144,630.
In addition to the head coaches of Stanford sports, there are 35 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 34 assitant coaches of women’s teams, and 2 assistant coaches of coed teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $89,986 while the ones for men’s team make about $205,386 a year. The assistant coach who coaches the coed team earns about $61,769. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Stanford sports teams made $133,622,625 in revenue, but they did have to spend $133,622,625 for expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
The net profit or loss can vary with each sport. For example, sports like basketball and football are often moneymakers for a school while other sports could be operating at a deficit. The chart below compares the amount of money made (or lost) for each of the men’s sports offered at Stanford.
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 Stanford.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. 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 35-player men’s baseball team at Stanford is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 989.
The Stanford baseball program paid out $2,403,773 in expenses while making $659,024 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,744,749.
The Stanford 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. 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 Stanford women’s basketball program brought home $2,365,008 in revenue and paid out $5,625,822 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-3,260,814.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 24 players of the Stanford 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.
The men’s cross country program at Stanford made $118,007 in revenue and spent $884,597 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-766,590.
There are 18 players on the Stanford women’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Stanford women’s cross country program paid out $884,597 in expenses while making $118,007 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-766,590.
There are 14 members on the Stanford men’s fencing team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Stanford men’s fencing program paid out $130,686 in expenses and made $140,277 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $9,591 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 15 members on the Stanford women’s fencing team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Stanford women’s fencing program brought home $140,277 in revenue and paid out $130,686 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $9,591 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The Stanford women’s field hockey team is made up of 23 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 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s field hockey program at Stanford made $178,670 in revenue and spend $1,433,165 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,254,495.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 102 players of the Stanford 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 990.
In terms of financials, the Stanford football program paid out $27,738,893 in expenses and made $40,933,017 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $13,194,124 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 9 players of the Stanford men’s golf 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 1000.
The men’s golf program at Stanford made $554,826 in revenue and spent $1,086,972 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-532,146.
There are 10 players on the Stanford women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. 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 Stanford women’s golf program paid out $1,137,811 in expenses and made $405,971 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-731,840.
The 22-member men’s gymnastics team at Stanford 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 980.
Stanford brought in $178,360 in revenue from its men’s gymnastics program while paying out $989,183 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-810,823 to be exact.
The Stanford women’s gymnastics team is made up of 17 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s gymnastics program at Stanford made $168,886 in revenue and spent $1,561,419 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,392,533.
There are 39 players on the Stanford men’s indoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Stanford men’s indoor track program paid out $884,597 in expenses and made $256,559 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-628,038.
The head coach and 7 assistant coaches train and lead the 39 players of the Stanford women’s indoor track team.
On the money side of things, the Stanford women’s indoor track program brought home $256,559 in revenue and paid out $884,597 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-628,038 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 37 players of the Stanford women’s lacrosse team. Teammates care for more than lacrosse, too. Their great academic progress rate of 997 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Stanford women’s lacrosse program paid out $1,505,347 in expenses while making $113,944 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,391,403.
The Stanford women’s rowing team is made up of 38 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 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Stanford women’s rowing program paid out $1,970,618 in expenses while making $158,929 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,811,689.
There are 27 players on the Stanford men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. 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 Stanford men’s soccer program paid out $1,743,455 in expenses and made $339,515 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,403,940.
There are 25 players on the Stanford women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 990 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Stanford women’s soccer program paid out $2,136,269 in expenses while making $459,603 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,676,666.
The 21 players of the Stanford women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
Stanford brought in $200,383 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $1,876,578 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,676,195.
The 27 players of the Stanford men’s swimming and diving team are led by 2 head coaches and 4 assistant coaches. The 27-member men’s swimming and diving team at Stanford is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Stanford brought in $304,365 in revenue from its men’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,249,777 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-945,412.
There are 26 players on the Stanford women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by 2 head coaches and 3 assistant coaches. The 26 players of the Stanford women’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Stanford women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,821,756 in expenses and made $272,852 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,548,904.
There are 13 players on the Stanford men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Stanford men’s tennis program paid out $838,054 in expenses while making $481,623 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-356,431.
There are 9 players on the Stanford women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 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 tennis program at Stanford made $226,005 in revenue and spent $1,139,761 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-913,756.
The 16 players of the Stanford men’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 991 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Stanford men’s volleyball program paid out $776,166 in expenses and made $123,732 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-652,434.
The 17-player women’s volleyball team at Stanford is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 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 995.
On the money side of things, the Stanford women’s volleyball program brought home $738,666 in revenue and paid out $2,389,596 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,650,930.
There are 22 members on the Stanford men’s water polo team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 1000 - that’s a perfect score! This means that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
In terms of financials, the Stanford men’s water polo program paid out $939,349 in expenses and made $364,101 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-575,248.
There are 17 members on the Stanford women’s water polo team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. the tea, has shown that they take their studies seriously, too.
The women’s water polo program at Stanford made $304,944 in revenue and spent $966,440 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-661,496 to be exact.
The 29-player men’s wrestling team at Stanford 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 1000.
On the money side of things, the Stanford wrestling program brought home $157,054 in revenue and paid out $927,761 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-770,707.
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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