by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Texas Tech 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.
As a proud member of the Big Twelve Conference conference, Texas Tech contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 587 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 322 men and 265 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Texas Tech and the average award is around $12,993 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $13,685 of sports aid and women received about $12,152.
There are 13 head coaches at Texas Tech, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $266,912 and men’s team head coaches make about $1,406,235 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of Texas Tech sports, there are 22 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $100,828 while the ones for men’s team make about $400,982 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Texas Tech collected $103,708,791 in revenue and paid out $98,332,538 in expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $5,376,253, which is great since many schools have to declare a loss.
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 Texas Tech.
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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 40 players of the Texas Tech men’s baseball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 985, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The baseball program at Texas Tech made $2,019,721 in revenue and spend $5,091,016 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-3,071,295.
The 12 players of the Texas Tech women’s basketball team are led 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 985.
Texas Tech brought in $2,058,279 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $5,524,289 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-3,466,010.
The 122-player men’s football team at Texas Tech is kept in shape by one head coach and 14 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 949.
On the money side of things, the Texas Tech football program brought home $60,218,700 in revenue and paid out $29,808,550 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $30,410,150 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 13 players of the Texas Tech men’s golf team are led 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 988.
In terms of financials, the Texas Tech men’s golf program paid out $1,269,941 in expenses and made $280,158 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-989,783.
The 10-member women’s golf team at Texas Tech is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Texas Tech women’s golf program paid out $916,626 in expenses while making $158,132 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-758,494 to be exact.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 34 players of the Texas Tech women’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 989 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s soccer program at Texas Tech made $349,060 in revenue and spent $2,022,330 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,673,270.
The 28 players of the Texas Tech women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 980 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Texas Tech women’s softball program paid out $1,844,080 in expenses and made $338,544 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,505,536 to be exact.
The 10-member men’s tennis team at Texas Tech is kept in shape 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 980.
The men’s tennis program at Texas Tech made $119,418 in revenue and spent $812,688 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-693,270 to be exact.
There are 11 players on the Texas Tech women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Texas Tech women’s tennis program paid out $1,171,687 in expenses while making $160,860 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,010,827 to be exact.
There are 123 players on the Texas Tech men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
The Texas Tech men’s track and field program paid out $3,692,119 in expenses while making $1,102,316 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,589,803.
The head coach and 9 assistant coaches train and lead the 148 players of the Texas Tech women’s track and field team.
On the money side of things, the Texas Tech women’s track and field program brought home $1,060,817 in revenue and paid out $3,934,350 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,873,533.
There are 22 players on the Texas Tech women’s volleyball team, and they are led 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 990.
Texas Tech brought in $327,528 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $1,820,472 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,492,944 to be exact.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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