by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to University of Colorado Boulder 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.
CU - Boulder is in the Pacific-12 Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 534 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 278 of whom are male and 256 are female. They receive, on average, about $22,696 in sports-related student aid to attend CU - Boulder. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $25,107 and the average awarded to women is $20,077.
The sports at CU - Boulder are led by 13 head coaches, 5 of whom coach male teams and 8 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $184,197 and men’s team head coaches make about $1,673,778 each year.
There are also 45 assitant coaches of sports at CU - Boulder. That breaks down to 23 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 22 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $158,881 while the ones for men’s team make about $398,633 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at CU - Boulder brought home $95,981,956 in revenue while shelling out $95,981,956 in 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 CU - Boulder.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The CU - Boulder men’s basketball team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 961 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
CU - Boulder brought in $9,449,463 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $7,945,016 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $1,504,447 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 22-player women’s basketball team at CU - Boulder is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 985.
CU - Boulder brought in $748,573 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $3,449,469 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,700,896 to be exact.
There are 122 players on the CU - Boulder men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 955.
In terms of financials, the CU - Boulder football program paid out $25,536,219 in expenses and made $49,113,361 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $23,577,142 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 13 players on the CU - Boulder men’s golf 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 981.
The CU - Boulder men’s golf program paid out $1,057,960 in expenses while making $497,411 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-560,549.
There are 10 players on the CU - Boulder women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The CU - Boulder women’s golf program paid out $935,555 in expenses while making $281,610 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-653,945.
The 38 players of the CU - Boulder women’s lacrosse 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 1000.
The women’s lacrosse program at CU - Boulder made $596,811 in revenue and spent $1,623,894 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,027,083.
There are 28 players on the CU - Boulder women’s soccer team, and they are led 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.
The women’s soccer program at CU - Boulder made $629,204 in revenue and spent $2,186,069 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,556,865.
The 10 players of the CU - Boulder women’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 991.
In terms of financials, the CU - Boulder women’s tennis program paid out $949,183 in expenses and made $295,898 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-653,285 to be exact.
The CU - Boulder men’s track and field team is made up of 112 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
The CU - Boulder men’s track and field program paid out $1,641,113 in expenses while making $408,938 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,232,175 to be exact.
The CU - Boulder women’s track and field team is made up of 114 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at CU - Boulder made $558,769 in revenue and spent $1,851,899 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,293,130.
The CU - Boulder women’s volleyball team is made up of 19 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 964.
In terms of financials, the CU - Boulder women’s volleyball program paid out $1,915,926 in expenses and made $530,416 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,385,510.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Colorado Boulder 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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