by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend The University of Montana - Western, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
As a member of the NAIA Division I, Montana Western competes in the Frontier Conference conference.
There are 258 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 175 men and 83 women. They receive, on average, about $3,093 in sports-related student aid to attend Montana Western. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $2,807 and women received an average of $3,696.
There are 8 head coaches at Montana Western, 4 of whom lead men’s teams and 4 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $47,622 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $43,697.
The head coaches of Montana Western sports are supported by 2 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 4 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $19,617 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $23,550 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 Montana Western brought home $2,228,087 in revenue while shelling out $2,069,917 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $158,170, 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 Montana Western.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Montana Western, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 15 players of the Montana Western men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Montana Western men’s basketball program brought home $287,966 in revenue and paid out $297,435 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-9,469.
The 14 players of the Montana Western women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
Montana Western brought in $295,927 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $286,126 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $9,801 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 6 assistant coaches train and lead the 109 players of the Montana Western men’s football team.
On the money side of things, the Montana Western football program brought home $800,906 in revenue and paid out $800,875 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $31 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 33 players of the Montana Western men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Montana Western men’s track and field program paid out $32,103 in expenses while making $30,195 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,908 to be exact.
The 24-member women’s track and field team at Montana Western is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Montana Western women’s track and field program paid out $59,069 in expenses and made $61,306 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $2,237 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 18 players on the Montana Western women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s volleyball program at Montana Western made $167,915 in revenue and spent $166,842 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $1,073 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.