by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of Denver 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.
As a proud member of the Not applicable conference, DU contends with other NCAA Division I without football schools.
A total number of 371 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 184 of whom are male and 187 are female. They receive, on average, about $34,545 in sports-related student aid to attend DU. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $31,249 and women received an average of $37,789.
There are 18 head coaches at DU, 8 of whom lead men’s teams and 10 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $257,647, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $135,468 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of DU sports, there are 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 20 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $67,712 and the average for those who coach men’s is $92,407. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, DU collected $42,054,658 in revenue and paid out $42,054,658 in expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
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 DU.
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 DU men’s basketball team is made up of 15 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 975 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
DU brought in $2,531,021 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $2,531,021 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 14 players of the DU women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 979 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the DU women’s basketball program paid out $2,050,234 in expenses and made $2,050,234 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 DU men’s golf team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the DU men’s golf program paid out $671,674 in expenses and made $671,674 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 8 players of the DU women’s golf team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 985 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
DU brought in $777,354 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $777,354 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 16 members of the DU women’s gymnastics team are led by a head coach and 2 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 DU women’s gymnastics program brought home $1,976,454 in revenue and paid out $1,976,454 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 26-player men’s ice hockey team at DU is kept in shape by one 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 DU men’s ice hockey program paid out $4,108,526 in expenses and made $4,108,526 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The DU men’s lacrosse team is made up of 58 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 963, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The men’s lacrosse program at DU made $2,131,593 in revenue and spent $2,131,593 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The DU women’s lacrosse team is made up of 36 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than lacrosse, too. Their great academic progress rate of 979 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s lacrosse program at DU made $1,648,452 in revenue and spent $1,648,452 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 32 players of the DU men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 984 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the DU men’s soccer program paid out $1,881,572 in expenses and made $1,881,572 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.
There are 33 players on the DU 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 994.
In terms of financials, the DU women’s soccer program paid out $1,676,184 in expenses and made $1,676,184 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 22 players on the DU men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
DU brought in $1,214,596 in revenue from its men’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,214,596 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 DU women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 34 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
DU brought in $1,214,596 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,214,596 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.
There are 9 players on the DU men’s tennis 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 993.
On the money side of things, the DU men’s tennis program brought home $684,978 in revenue and paid out $684,978 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 8-player women’s tennis team at DU is kept in shape by one 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 992.
The women’s tennis program at DU made $865,207 in revenue and spent $865,207 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 16 players on the DU women’s volleyball team, and they are led 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 981.
DU brought in $1,403,733 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $1,403,733 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.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.