by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the University of Charleston sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
As a proud member of the Mountain East Conference conference, UC contends with other NCAA Division II with football schools.
A total number of 707 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 433 of whom are male and 274 are female. They receive, on average, about $7,787 in sports-related student aid to attend UC. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $7,628 and women received an average of $8,038.
Of the 15 head coaches at UC, 7 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $50,294 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $46,254.
In addition to the head coaches of UC sports, there are 23 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 12 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $22,205 while the ones for men’s team make about $31,566 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at UC brought home $8,860,244 in revenue while shelling out $8,547,168 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $313,076, 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.
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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 58 players of the UC men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
UC brought in $679,164 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $601,352 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $77,812 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The UC women’s basketball team is made up of 23 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the UC women’s basketball program brought home $618,373 in revenue and paid out $561,023 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $57,350 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 125 players on the UC men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
The football program at UC made $1,826,207 in revenue and spend $1,812,047 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $14,160 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 16-member men’s golf team at UC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The UC men’s golf program paid out $221,005 in expenses while making $245,498 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $24,493 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 10-member women’s golf team at UC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the UC women’s golf program brought home $137,575 in revenue and paid out $126,035 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $11,540 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The UC women’s lacrosse team is made up of 23 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UC women’s lacrosse program paid out $318,518 in expenses and made $328,366 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $9,848 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 65 players of the UC men’s soccer team.
The UC men’s soccer program paid out $663,876 in expenses while making $704,434 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $40,558 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 34 players of the UC women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UC women’s soccer program paid out $426,065 in expenses and made $436,505 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $10,440 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 31 players on the UC women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UC women’s softball program paid out $379,352 in expenses and made $391,552 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $12,200 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 15-member men’s tennis team at UC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The UC men’s tennis program paid out $262,074 in expenses while making $254,314 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-7,760.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 17 players of the UC women’s tennis team.
On the money side of things, the UC women’s tennis program brought home $283,889 in revenue and paid out $275,400 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $8,489 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The UC men’s track and field team is made up of 111 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at UC made $686,584 in revenue and spent $674,600 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $11,984 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 115-player women’s track and field team at UC is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at UC made $690,902 in revenue and spent $683,716 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $7,186 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The UC men’s volleyball team is made up of 25 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UC men’s volleyball program paid out $283,934 in expenses and made $292,188 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $8,254 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 21 players on the UC women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the UC women’s volleyball program brought home $353,693 in revenue and paid out $356,401 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,708.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Charleston 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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