by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if The University of Montana 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 member of the NCAA Division I-FCS, UM competes in the Big Sky Conference conference.
There are 471 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 246 men and 225 women. They receive, on average, about $11,506 in sports-related student aid to attend UM. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $12,879 and the average awarded to women is $10,005.
The sports at UM are led by 11 head coaches, 4 of whom coach male teams and 7 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $109,912 and men’s team head coaches make about $311,821 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of UM sports, there are 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 15 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $124,332 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $67,358 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 UM brought home $29,201,314 in revenue while shelling out $22,283,988 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $6,917,326. That’s a whole lot better than taking 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 UM.
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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 6 players of the UM men’s basketball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 970, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
UM brought in $2,124,367 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $2,610,062 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-485,695 to be exact.
The UM women’s basketball team is made up of 14 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 968.
The women’s basketball program at UM made $1,273,536 in revenue and spent $1,628,593 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-355,057 to be exact.
There are 126 players on the UM men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 961.
The football program at UM made $11,315,986 in revenue and spend $6,586,515 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $4,729,471 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the UM women’s golf team. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 979.
The UM women’s golf program paid out $308,152 in expenses while making $149,735 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-158,417 to be exact.
There are 32 players on the UM women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 985, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The UM women’s soccer program paid out $1,045,492 in expenses while making $415,070 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-630,422 to be exact.
There are 20 players on the UM women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 973 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UM women’s softball program paid out $929,470 in expenses while making $317,221 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-612,249 to be exact.
The 10 players of the UM men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UM men’s tennis program paid out $393,913 in expenses while making $279,833 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-114,080.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 9 players of the UM women’s tennis team. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the UM women’s tennis program brought home $262,246 in revenue and paid out $482,412 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-220,166.
There are 104 players on the UM men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
UM brought in $62,627 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $512,567 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-449,940 to be exact.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 121 players of the UM women’s track and field team.
UM brought in $65,957 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $552,248 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-486,291 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 19 players of the UM women’s volleyball team. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 970 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
UM brought in $397,353 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $815,421 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-418,068.
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.