by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of California - Los Angeles athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
UCLA is in the Pacific-12 Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 884 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 397 of whom are male and 487 are female. They receive, on average, about $18,336 in sports-related student aid to attend UCLA. On average, the school gave males around $20,130 of sports aid and women received about $16,874.
Of the 21 head coaches at UCLA, 9 are leaders of men’s teams and 12 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $1,431,006 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $234,021.
There are also 54 assitant coaches of sports at UCLA. That breaks down to 28 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 26 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $92,742 and the average for those who coach men’s is $268,483. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UCLA sports teams made $131,106,913 in revenue, but they did have to spend $131,106,913 for expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 UCLA.
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. 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 UCLA men’s baseball team is made up of 40 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 987 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UCLA baseball program paid out $3,947,876 in expenses while making $3,947,876 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 16-player men’s basketball team at UCLA is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 945.
On the money side of things, the UCLA men’s basketball program brought home $12,891,320 in revenue and paid out $11,934,794 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $956,526 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 33 players of the UCLA women’s basketball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 989 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s basketball program at UCLA made $5,635,343 in revenue and spent $5,635,343 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 130-player men’s football team at UCLA is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 944.
The UCLA football program paid out $36,989,740 in expenses while making $42,872,878 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $5,883,138 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 14 players of the UCLA men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 988 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The men’s golf program at UCLA made $896,828 in revenue and spent $896,828 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 10 players of the UCLA 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 1000.
On the money side of things, the UCLA women’s golf program brought home $1,136,561 in revenue and paid out $1,136,561 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 22-member women’s gymnastics team at UCLA 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 991.
The women’s gymnastics program at UCLA made $2,251,180 in revenue and spent $2,251,180 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 82-player women’s rowing team at UCLA 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 987.
On the money side of things, the UCLA women’s rowing program brought home $1,975,530 in revenue and paid out $1,975,530 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.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 29 players of the UCLA men’s soccer team. The team has an academic progress rate of 961, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the UCLA men’s soccer program brought home $1,682,293 in revenue and paid out $1,682,293 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.
The 36-player women’s soccer team at UCLA is kept in shape 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 997.
UCLA brought in $2,024,480 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $2,024,480 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 26 players of the UCLA women’s softball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 977, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the UCLA women’s softball program paid out $2,243,574 in expenses and made $2,243,574 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 47 players on the UCLA women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UCLA women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,760,401 in expenses and made $1,760,401 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 UCLA men’s tennis team is made up of 14 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 964.
In terms of financials, the UCLA men’s tennis program paid out $984,699 in expenses and made $984,699 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 UCLA women’s tennis team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 992, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s tennis program at UCLA made $1,264,697 in revenue and spent $1,264,697 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 UCLA men’s track and field team is made up of 97 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
UCLA brought in $1,412,254 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,412,254 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 head coach and 9 assistant coaches train and lead the 151 players of the UCLA women’s track and field team.
In terms of financials, the UCLA women’s track and field program paid out $2,198,457 in expenses and made $2,198,457 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 22 players of the UCLA men’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
In terms of financials, the UCLA men’s volleyball program paid out $1,721,211 in expenses and made $1,721,211 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 21 players on the UCLA women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 987.
The women’s volleyball program at UCLA made $2,084,560 in revenue and spent $2,084,560 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The UCLA men’s water polo team is made up of 35 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The UCLA men’s water polo program paid out $1,112,576 in expenses while making $1,112,576 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 27 members of the UCLA women’s water polo team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 997, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The UCLA women’s water polo program paid out $1,016,715 in expenses while making $1,016,715 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of California - Los Angeles 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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