If you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Tulane University of Louisiana be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
Tulane is in the American Athletic Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 475 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 239 of whom are male and 236 are female. On average, these students receive around $33,762 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $41,623 and the average awarded to women is $30,273.
Of the 15 head coaches at Tulane, 5 are leaders of men’s teams, 9 lead women’s teams, and 1 coaches a coed team. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $856,514, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $152,727 per year and the head coach of the coed team brings home $66,606.
In addition to the head coaches of Tulane sports, there are 19 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 15 assitant coaches of women’s teams, and 1 assistant coach of the coed team. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $61,564 and the average for those who coach men’s is $178,015. The coach for the coed team makes about $30,300. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Tulane brought home $34,183,387 in revenue while shelling out $34,183,387 in expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any either!
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 Tulane.
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There are 40 players on the Tulane men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Tulane baseball program paid out $2,927,685 in expenses and made $4,823,402 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $1,895,717 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 25 players of the Tulane women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Tulane women’s basketball program paid out $1,268,822 in expenses and made $1,144,818 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-124,004 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 9 members of the Tulane women’s bowling team.
Tulane brought in $1,700,111 in revenue from its bowling program while paying out $1,309,918 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $390,193 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 132 players of the Tulane men’s football team are led by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Tulane football program brought home $6,317,788 in revenue and paid out $9,872,874 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-3,555,086 to be exact.
The 11-member women’s golf team at Tulane is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s golf program at Tulane made $1,708,157 in revenue and spent $1,523,588 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $184,569 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 23-player women’s swimming and diving team at Tulane is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Tulane women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,219,762 in expenses and made $727,020 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-492,742.
The Tulane men’s tennis team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Tulane men’s tennis program paid out $1,470,443 in expenses while making $1,952,821 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $482,378 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 10 players on the Tulane women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s tennis program at Tulane made $1,702,035 in revenue and spent $1,672,903 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $29,132 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 30 players of the Tulane men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Tulane brought in $2,907,758 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,257,078 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $1,650,680 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 93 players of the Tulane women’s track and field team.
Tulane brought in $907,758 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $1,472,172 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-564,414 to be exact.
The 15-player women’s volleyball team at Tulane is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s volleyball program at Tulane made $1,712,435 in revenue and spent $1,472,172 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $240,263 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Tulane University of Louisiana offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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