If you’re a student athlete thinking about going to University of California - Davis 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.
UC Davis is in the Big Sky Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 717 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 272 men and 445 women. Sports-related student aid is available at UC Davis and the average award is around $11,607 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $14,004 of sports aid and women received about $10,142.
There are 25 head coaches at UC Davis, 9 of whom lead men’s teams and 16 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $172,184, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $104,003 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of UC Davis sports, there are 25 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 27 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $62,046 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $43,331 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, UC Davis collected $39,811,736 in revenue and paid out $34,863,428 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $4,948,308, 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 UC Davis.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 31 players on the UC Davis men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 989 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UC Davis baseball program paid out $846,881 in expenses while making $846,881 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The UC Davis men’s basketball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 975, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the UC Davis men’s basketball program paid out $2,378,571 in expenses and made $2,378,571 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The UC Davis women’s basketball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 995, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s basketball program at UC Davis made $1,937,497 in revenue and spent $1,937,497 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the UC Davis women’s field hockey team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 997 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s field hockey program at UC Davis made $788,392 in revenue and spend $788,392 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 106-player men’s football team at UC Davis is kept in shape by one head coach and 11 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 970, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the UC Davis football program paid out $5,852,399 in expenses and made $5,852,399 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 10 players of the UC Davis men’s golf team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the UC Davis men’s golf program paid out $609,092 in expenses and made $609,092 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 7 players of the UC Davis women’s golf 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 1000.
In terms of financials, the UC Davis women’s golf program paid out $398,931 in expenses and made $398,931 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 24 members on the UC Davis women’s gymnastics team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than gymnastics on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 984.
UC Davis brought in $779,998 in revenue from its women’s gymnastics program while paying out $779,998 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 30 players on the UC Davis women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than lacrosse on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 994.
On the money side of things, the UC Davis women’s lacrosse program brought home $748,354 in revenue and paid out $748,354 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The UC Davis men’s soccer team is made up of 29 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 995 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The UC Davis men’s soccer program paid out $709,730 in expenses while making $709,730 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
There are 32 players on the UC Davis women’s soccer team, and they are led by one 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.
UC Davis brought in $1,062,975 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $1,062,975 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 21 players on the UC Davis women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 990 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the UC Davis women’s softball program brought home $791,119 in revenue and paid out $791,119 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 39 players of the UC Davis women’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The UC Davis women’s swimming and diving program paid out $592,487 in expenses while making $592,487 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 8 players of the UC Davis men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
The men’s tennis program at UC Davis made $331,258 in revenue and spent $331,258 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 12 players of the UC Davis women’s tennis team are led 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 1000.
The women’s tennis program at UC Davis made $494,055 in revenue and spent $494,055 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 48 players of the UC Davis men’s track and field team. The 48-member men’s track and field team at UC Davis is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s track and field program at UC Davis made $465,006 in revenue and spent $465,006 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The UC Davis women’s track and field team is made up of 136 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by 3 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches. The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 136 players of the UC Davis women’s track and field team.
UC Davis brought in $967,009 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $967,009 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 19 players of the UC Davis women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 992 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UC Davis women’s volleyball program paid out $993,938 in expenses while making $993,938 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 25 members of the UC Davis men’s water polo team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 967.
UC Davis brought in $580,326 in revenue from its men’s water polo program while paying out $580,326 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The UC Davis women’s v team is made up of 25 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the UC Davis women’s water polo program brought home $574,365 in revenue and paid out $574,365 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
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.