by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of Detroit Mercy 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 member of the NCAA Division I without football, Detroit Mercy competes in the Not applicable conference.
A total number of 387 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 210 of whom are male and 177 are female. They receive, on average, about $12,598 in sports-related student aid to attend Detroit Mercy. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $10,277 and women received an average of $15,352.
The sports at Detroit Mercy are led by 13 head coaches, 6 of whom coach male teams and 7 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $63,437 and men’s team head coaches make about $183,570 each year.
There are also 16 assitant coaches of sports at Detroit Mercy. That breaks down to 8 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 8 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $62,612 while the ones for men’s team make about $64,531 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Detroit Mercy collected $12,722,490 in revenue and paid out $11,985,487 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $737,003. 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 Detroit Mercy.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Detroit Mercy, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team is made up of 14 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 909.
The men’s basketball program at Detroit Mercy made $2,798,335 in revenue and spent $2,798,335 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 15-player women’s basketball team at Detroit Mercy 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 986.
On the money side of things, the Detroit Mercy women’s basketball program brought home $1,586,796 in revenue and paid out $1,586,796 in total 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 6 members of the Detroit Mercy men’s fencing team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 970 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Detroit Mercy men’s fencing program paid out $54,492 in expenses while making $54,492 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 5 members of the Detroit Mercy women’s fencing team. The team has an academic progress rate of 1000 - that’s a perfect score! This means that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The Detroit Mercy women’s fencing program paid out $35,354 in expenses while making $35,354 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-member men’s golf team at Detroit Mercy is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. 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 973.
In terms of financials, the Detroit Mercy men’s golf program paid out $184,796 in expenses and made $184,796 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 7 players of the Detroit Mercy women’s golf team. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 978.
The women’s golf program at Detroit Mercy made $178,377 in revenue and spent $175,126 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $3,251 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 50-player men’s lacrosse team at Detroit Mercy is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 952 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the Detroit Mercy men’s lacrosse program brought home $789,017 in revenue and paid out $789,017 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 32 players of the Detroit Mercy women’slacrosse team. 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.
In terms of financials, the Detroit Mercy women’s lacrosse program paid out $581,060 in expenses and made $581,060 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 35 players on the Detroit Mercy men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 989 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the Detroit Mercy men’s soccer program brought home $707,829 in revenue and paid out $707,829 in total 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 39 players of the Detroit Mercy women’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 984 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Detroit Mercy women’s soccer program paid out $832,445 in expenses and made $832,445 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 22 players of the Detroit Mercy women’s softball team. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 961.
Detroit Mercy brought in $612,677 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $612,677 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.
There are 97 players on the Detroit Mercy men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Detroit Mercy men’s track and field program paid out $614,550 in expenses while making $614,550 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 head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 57 players of the Detroit Mercy women’s track and field team.
Detroit Mercy brought in $477,591 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $477,591 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Detroit Mercy 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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