by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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.
UIUC is in the Big Ten Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 650 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 354 men and 296 women. They receive, on average, about $19,092 in sports-related student aid to attend UIUC. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $20,480 and women received an average of $17,433.
There are 17 head coaches at UIUC, 8 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $266,518 and men’s team head coaches make about $1,378,087 each year.
The head coaches of UIUC sports are supported by 20 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 26 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $346,522 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $101,822 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UIUC sports teams made $115,544,276 in revenue, but they did have to spend $113,652,548 for expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $1,891,728, which is great since many schools have to declare 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 UIUC.
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. 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 39 players of the UIUC men’s baseball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UIUC brought in $434,986 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $2,266,748 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,831,762.
The 27-player women’s basketball team at UIUC 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.
The women’s basketball program at UIUC made $832,527 in revenue and spent $4,992,383 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-4,159,856.
There are 118 players on the UIUC men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 14 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 970, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The UIUC football program paid out $29,035,738 in expenses while making $63,208,225 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $34,172,487 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 8-member men’s golf team at UIUC is kept in shape by one head coach and one 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 men’s golf program at UIUC made $590,611 in revenue and spent $1,535,957 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-945,346 to be exact.
The 6 players of the UIUC women’s golf team are led 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.
UIUC brought in $154,030 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $737,095 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-583,065.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 21 members of the UIUC men’s gymnastics team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 983 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The men’s gymnastics program at UIUC made $272,739 in revenue and spent $961,749 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-689,010.
The 19-member women’s gymnastics team at UIUC is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000 shows that team members do more than just gymnastics - they are willing to hit the books, too.
On the money side of things, the UIUC women’s gymnastics program brought home $186,846 in revenue and paid out $1,394,371 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,207,525 to be exact.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 32 players of the UIUC women’s soccer team. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The women’s soccer program at UIUC made $206,221 in revenue and spent $1,592,730 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,386,509 to be exact.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the UIUC women’s softball 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 994.
On the money side of things, the UIUC women’s softball program brought home $280,920 in revenue and paid out $1,870,561 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,589,641 to be exact.
The 42-player women’s swimming and diving team at UIUC is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s swimming and diving program at UIUC made $95,383 in revenue and spent $1,563,760 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,468,377.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 9 players of the UIUC men’s tennis team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 988, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
UIUC brought in $239,916 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $1,131,677 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-891,761 to be exact.
There are 8 players on the UIUC women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
In terms of financials, the UIUC women’s tennis program paid out $1,075,807 in expenses and made $207,189 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-868,618.
There are 106 players on the UIUC men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at UIUC made $134,836 in revenue and spent $1,558,398 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,423,562.
The 114 players of the UIUC women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at UIUC made $126,023 in revenue and spent $1,832,699 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,706,676 to be exact.
The 20-player women’s volleyball team at UIUC is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
UIUC brought in $677,985 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $2,164,524 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,486,539.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 38 players of the UIUC men’s wrestling team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 981 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UIUC wrestling program paid out $1,448,158 in expenses while making $352,369 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,095,789 to be exact.
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.
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