by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if University of California - Los Angeles 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.
A total number of 881 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 402 of whom are male and 479 are female. On average, these students receive around $17,966 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $19,947 and women received an average of $16,302.
The sports at UCLA are led by 21 head coaches, 9 of whom coach male teams and 12 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $224,379 and men’s team head coaches make about $1,189,773 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of UCLA sports, there are 28 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 26 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $266,720 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $101,211 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UCLA sports teams made $119,391,431 in revenue, but they did have to spend $119,391,431 for expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any either!
The net profit or loss can vary with each sport. For example, sports like basketball and football are often moneymakers for a school while other sports could be operating at a deficit. The chart below compares the amount of money made (or lost) for each of the men’s sports offered at UCLA.
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. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The UCLA men’s baseball team is made up of 35 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 987.
The baseball program at UCLA made $774,917 in revenue and spend $3,323,865 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,548,948 to be exact.
The UCLA women’s basketball team is made up of 26 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 989, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the UCLA women’s basketball program brought home $902,912 in revenue and paid out $5,441,354 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-4,538,442 to be exact.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 128 players of the UCLA men’s football team. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 944.
In terms of financials, the UCLA football program paid out $32,311,479 in expenses and made $37,548,589 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $5,237,110 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The UCLA men’s golf team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 988.
In terms of financials, the UCLA men’s golf program paid out $1,046,770 in expenses and made $167,299 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-879,471 to be exact.
The 10-player women’s golf team at UCLA 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.
UCLA brought in $168,865 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $1,170,070 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,001,205.
The 22 members of the UCLA women’s gymnastics team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 991, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s gymnastics program at UCLA made $991,693 in revenue and spent $2,585,935 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,594,242.
The 84 players of the UCLA women’s rowing team are led 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 987.
The women’s rowing program at UCLA made $146,434 in revenue and spend $1,731,377 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,584,943 to be exact.
The 25 players of the UCLA men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. 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 $295,442 in revenue and paid out $1,543,207 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,247,765.
There are 35 players on the UCLA women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 997, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the UCLA women’s soccer program paid out $2,352,274 in expenses and made $580,375 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,771,899.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the UCLA women’s softball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 977 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UCLA brought in $572,308 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $2,056,545 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,484,237 to be exact.
There are 41 players on the UCLA women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UCLA women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,668,579 in expenses and made $208,431 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,460,148.
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. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 964.
The UCLA men’s tennis program paid out $1,143,570 in expenses while making $789,799 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-353,771.
The 13-player women’s tennis team at UCLA is kept in shape by one 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 992.
In terms of financials, the UCLA women’s tennis program paid out $1,386,946 in expenses and made $396,526 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-990,420.
There are 121 players on the UCLA men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 11 assistant coaches.
UCLA brought in $197,019 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,697,769 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,500,750.
The 159 players of the UCLA women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 11 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UCLA women’s track and field program brought home $199,666 in revenue and paid out $2,003,797 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,804,131 to be exact.
The 24-player men’s volleyball team at UCLA is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 986 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the UCLA men’s volleyball program paid out $1,417,270 in expenses and made $427,186 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-990,084.
The 21 players of the UCLA women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 987 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
UCLA brought in $452,742 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $2,053,918 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,601,176.
The UCLA men’s water polo team is made up of 29 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
UCLA brought in $388,003 in revenue from its men’s water polo program while paying out $1,018,803 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-630,800.
There are 26 members on the UCLA women’s water polo team, and they are led by one 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 997.
The women’s water polo program at UCLA made $25,257 in revenue and spent $792,389 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-767,132.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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