If you’re a student athlete thinking about going to University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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.
UCCS competes in the NCAA Division II without football , and is one of the Not applicable schools.
There are 510 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 252 men and 258 women. On average, these students receive around $4,584 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 $4,050 and women received an average of $5,105.
The sports at UCCS are led by 14 head coaches, 6 of whom coach male teams and 8 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $82,100 and men’s team head coaches make about $75,757 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of UCCS sports, there are 6 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 9 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $47,547 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $41,675 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at UCCS brought home $6,557,456 in revenue while shelling out $6,497,438 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $60,018. 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 UCCS.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at UCCS, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 46-player men’s baseball team at UCCS is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UCCS baseball program paid out $529,639 in expenses and made $529,639 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 UCCS men’s basketball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UCCS men’s basketball program brought home $660,772 in revenue and paid out $660,772 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 15 players of the UCCS women’s basketball team.
The women’s basketball program at UCCS made $543,715 in revenue and spent $543,715 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 assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the UCCS men’s golf team.
The UCCS men’s golf program paid out $187,752 in expenses while making $187,752 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 UCCS women’s golf team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UCCS women’s golf program paid out $167,679 in expenses and made $167,679 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 29-player women’s lacrosse team at UCCS is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UCCS women’s lacrosse program paid out $290,306 in expenses while making $290,306 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 32-player men’s soccer team at UCCS is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UCCS men’s soccer program paid out $378,860 in expenses while making $378,860 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 UCCS women’s soccer team is made up of 32 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s soccer program at UCCS made $493,245 in revenue and spent $493,245 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 21-member women’s softball team at UCCS is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The UCCS women’s softball program paid out $308,687 in expenses while making $308,687 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 2 head coaches and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 146 players of the UCCS men’s track and field team. The 146-member men’s track and field team at UCCS is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the UCCS men’s track and field program brought home $601,876 in revenue and paid out $601,876 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 138 players on the UCCS women’s track and field team, and they are led by 2 head coaches and 3 assistant coaches. There are 138 players on the UCCS women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
UCCS brought in $652,033 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $652,033 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 14 players of the UCCS women’s volleyball team.
In terms of financials, the UCCS women’s volleyball program paid out $309,520 in expenses and made $309,520 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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.
Image Credit: By Jeffrey M Foster under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.