by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of Georgia 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.
UGA is in the Southeastern Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 663 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 347 of whom are male and 316 are female. On average, these students receive around $17,914 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 $17,231 and women received an average of $18,664.
The sports at UGA are led by 17 head coaches, 7 of whom coach male teams and 10 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $2,147,000, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $388,260 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of UGA sports, there are 27 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 25 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $122,732 and the average for those who coach men’s is $639,862. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, UGA collected $203,048,566 in revenue and paid out $159,508,178 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $43,540,388. 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 UGA.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at UGA, 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 46-player men’s baseball team at UGA is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 995, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the UGA baseball program brought home $945,159 in revenue and paid out $3,535,563 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,590,404 to be exact.
The 15-player women’s basketball team at UGA is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 995 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the UGA women’s basketball program paid out $6,883,769 in expenses and made $2,700,905 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-4,182,864.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 133 players of the UGA men’s football team. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 969.
In terms of financials, the UGA football program paid out $61,722,123 in expenses and made $155,951,449 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $94,229,326 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the UGA men’s golf team. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 988 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the UGA men’s golf program brought home $97,786 in revenue and paid out $990,650 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-892,864.
The UGA women’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The UGA women’s golf program paid out $895,262 in expenses while making $82,362 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-812,900.
There are 19 members on the UGA women’s gymnastics 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 995.
UGA brought in $1,459,689 in revenue from its women’s gymnastics program while paying out $2,363,286 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-903,597 to be exact.
There are 40 players on the UGA women’s soccer 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 991.
UGA brought in $83,097 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $2,352,781 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,269,684.
The UGA women’s softball team is made up of 23 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a 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 980.
The women’s softball program at UGA made $82,351 in revenue and spend $2,143,514 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,061,163 to be exact.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 45 players of the UGA men’s swimming and diving team.
On the money side of things, the UGA men’s swimming and diving program brought home $126,606 in revenue and paid out $1,563,658 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,437,052 to be exact.
The 42-player women’s swimming and diving team at UGA is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UGA women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,786,570 in expenses and made $116,866 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,669,704 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the UGA men’s tennis team. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
In terms of financials, the UGA men’s tennis program paid out $1,414,503 in expenses and made $95,046 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,319,457.
The 8-member women’s tennis team at UGA is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 977, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s tennis program at UGA made $80,732 in revenue and spent $1,552,712 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,471,980.
There are 88 players on the UGA men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The UGA men’s track and field program paid out $2,144,098 in expenses while making $253,045 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,891,053.
The 79 players of the UGA women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at UGA made $224,407 in revenue and spent $2,131,106 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,906,699 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 players of the UGA women’s volleyball team. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
UGA brought in $91,280 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $1,770,664 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,679,384.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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.