by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Sterling College 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.
As a member of the NAIA Division II, Sterling College competes in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference conference.
There are 423 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 296 men and 127 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Sterling College and the average award is around $9,286 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $9,905 and the average awarded to women is $7,845.
Of the 16 head coaches at Sterling College, 8 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $38,516 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $33,680.
In addition to the head coaches of Sterling College sports, there are 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 9 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $22,268 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $21,132 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Sterling College brought home $5,785,211 in revenue while shelling out $5,785,197 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $14, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
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 Sterling College.
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. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 48 players on the Sterling College men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Sterling College brought in $640,135 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $643,707 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-3,572 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 25 players of the Sterling College women’s basketball team.
On the money side of things, the Sterling College women’s basketball program brought home $343,060 in revenue and paid out $345,300 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,240 to be exact.
The 140-player men’s football team at Sterling College is kept in shape by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Sterling College football program paid out $1,620,249 in expenses and made $1,646,496 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $26,247 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 18-member men’s golf team at Sterling College is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s golf program at Sterling College made $358,618 in revenue and spent $324,705 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $33,913 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 5-member women’s golf team at Sterling College is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Sterling College women’s golf program paid out $141,338 in expenses and made $175,251 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $33,913 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The Sterling College men’s soccer team is made up of 26 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Sterling College men’s soccer program paid out $468,398 in expenses and made $461,252 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-7,146.
The 18-member women’s soccer team at Sterling College is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s soccer program at Sterling College made $238,996 in revenue and spent $246,252 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-7,256.
The 18-player women’s softball team at Sterling College is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Sterling College women’s softball program brought home $245,410 in revenue and paid out $244,134 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $1,276 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the Sterling College men’s swimming team.
The men’s swimming program at Sterling College made $147,059 in revenue and spent $145,268 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $1,791 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the Sterling College women’s swimming team.
On the money side of things, the Sterling College women’s swimming program brought home $131,581 in revenue and paid out $129,790 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $1,791 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 11 players on the Sterling College men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s tennis program at Sterling College made $119,465 in revenue and spent $118,905 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $560 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 7-member women’s tennis team at Sterling College is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Sterling College brought in $160,695 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $160,135 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $560 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 16 players of the Sterling College men’s track and field team.
On the money side of things, the Sterling College men’s track and field program brought home $73,952 in revenue and paid out $72,570 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $1,382 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 18 players on the Sterling College women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s track and field program at Sterling College made $70,361 in revenue and spent $68,979 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $1,382 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 25-player women’s volleyball team at Sterling College is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Sterling College women’s volleyball program paid out $239,077 in expenses and made $241,038 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $1,961 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
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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