by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if University of California - Berkeley 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.
UC Berkeley competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Pacific-12 Conference schools.
A total number of 1,072 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 574 of whom are male and 498 are female. They receive, on average, about $12,246 in sports-related student aid to attend UC Berkeley. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $12,518 and the average awarded to women is $11,934.
Of the 28 head coaches at UC Berkeley, 13 are leaders of men’s teams and 15 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $183,606 and men’s team head coaches make about $680,026 each year.
There are also 58 assitant coaches of sports at UC Berkeley. That breaks down to 30 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 28 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $85,873 while the ones for men’s team make about $219,600 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UC Berkeley sports teams made $118,212,181 in revenue, but they did have to spend $114,485,848 for expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $3,726,333. 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 UC Berkeley.
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 40-player men’s baseball team at UC Berkeley is kept in shape 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 974.
UC Berkeley brought in $1,274,361 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $2,162,568 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-888,207.
The 29-player women’s basketball team at UC Berkeley is kept in shape 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 983.
In terms of financials, the UC Berkeley women’s basketball program paid out $4,356,537 in expenses and made $1,330,479 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-3,026,058.
The UC Berkeley women’s field hockey team is made up of 31 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s field hockey program at UC Berkeley made $975,751 in revenue and spend $1,074,379 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-98,628 to be exact.
The 121-player men’s football team at UC Berkeley is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 977 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the UC Berkeley football program paid out $34,014,920 in expenses and made $44,472,660 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $10,457,740 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The UC Berkeley men’s golf team is made up of 14 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 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.
On the money side of things, the UC Berkeley men’s golf program brought home $1,044,784 in revenue and paid out $971,947 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $72,837 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 10 players of the UC Berkeley women’s golf team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
UC Berkeley brought in $1,322,668 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $759,549 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $563,119 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 21 members of the UC Berkeley men’s gymnastics team. 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 976.
The UC Berkeley men’s gymnastics program paid out $473,346 in expenses while making $203,347 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-269,999 to be exact.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 20 members of the UC Berkeley women’s gymnastics team. Teammates care for more than gymnastics, too. Their great academic progress rate of 990 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the UC Berkeley women’s gymnastics program paid out $1,800,953 in expenses and made $1,087,650 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-713,303.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 36 players of the UC Berkeley women’s lacrosse team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the UC Berkeley women’s lacrosse program paid out $874,768 in expenses and made $990,106 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $115,338 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 75-player women’s rowing team at UC Berkeley is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team members have more than rowing on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 987.
The women’s rowing program at UC Berkeley made $1,059,529 in revenue and spend $1,767,088 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-707,559 to be exact.
There are 28 players on the UC Berkeley men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 985.
In terms of financials, the UC Berkeley men’s soccer program paid out $1,102,651 in expenses and made $152,135 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-950,516.
The 38-player women’s soccer team at UC Berkeley is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
UC Berkeley brought in $920,298 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $1,355,653 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-435,355.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the UC Berkeley women’s softball team. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
In terms of financials, the UC Berkeley women’s softball program paid out $1,556,864 in expenses and made $1,015,536 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-541,328.
There are 42 players on the UC Berkeley men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by 2 head coaches and 3 assistant coaches. The 42 players of the UC Berkeley men’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UC Berkeley men’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,777,395 in expenses and made $1,040,664 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-736,731.
There are 36 players on the UC Berkeley women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by 2 head coaches and 2 assistant coaches. There are 36 players on the UC Berkeley women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The UC Berkeley women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,588,818 in expenses while making $1,132,649 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-456,169.
The 10-player men’s tennis team at UC Berkeley is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UC Berkeley brought in $339,118 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $684,142 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-345,024.
The 10 players of the UC Berkeley women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UC Berkeley brought in $1,044,481 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $1,037,311 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $7,170 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 128 players of the UC Berkeley men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UC Berkeley men’s track and field program brought home $216,852 in revenue and paid out $1,356,718 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,139,866 to be exact.
The 122 players of the UC Berkeley women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
UC Berkeley brought in $1,070,645 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $1,520,659 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-450,014 to be exact.
The UC Berkeley women’s volleyball team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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 1000.
On the money side of things, the UC Berkeley women’s volleyball program brought home $992,034 in revenue and paid out $1,772,398 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-780,364.
There are 29 members on the UC Berkeley men’s water polo team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than water polo, too. Their great academic progress rate of 980 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the UC Berkeley men’s water polo program paid out $790,546 in expenses and made $229,621 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-560,925 to be exact.
The UC Berkeley women’s v team is made up of 30 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s water polo program at UC Berkeley made $978,961 in revenue and spent $994,331 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-15,370.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of California - Berkeley 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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