by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if University of Iowa is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
As a proud member of the Big Ten Conference conference, Iowa contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 808 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 373 of whom are male and 435 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at Iowa and the average award is around $15,050 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $16,086 and women received an average of $14,161.
There are 17 head coaches at Iowa, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 11 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $317,049 and men’s team head coaches make about $2,033,864 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of Iowa sports, there are 28 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 27 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $428,083 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $95,143 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Iowa collected $150,428,705 in revenue and paid out $126,680,448 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $23,748,257, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
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 Iowa.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list when applicable. 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
There are 45 players on the Iowa men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 964, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The Iowa baseball program paid out $3,246,380 in expenses while making $609,685 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,636,695.
The 23-player women’s basketball team at Iowa is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 982, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Iowa women’s basketball program paid out $5,967,007 in expenses and made $1,693,587 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-4,273,420 to be exact.
There are 27 players on the Iowa women’s field hockey team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 978, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s field hockey program at Iowa made $144,066 in revenue and spend $2,059,681 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,915,615.
There are 130 players on the Iowa men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 14 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than football, too. Their great academic progress rate of 971 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
Iowa brought in $86,241,489 in revenue from its football program while paying out $49,230,193 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $37,011,296 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 9-player men’s golf team at Iowa is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 985 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Iowa men’s golf program paid out $724,783 in expenses while making $140,625 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-584,158.
There are 10 players on the Iowa women’s golf team, and they are led 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 979.
The women’s golf program at Iowa made $68,513 in revenue and spent $785,256 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-716,743.
There are 21 members on the Iowa women’s gymnastics team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Iowa women’s gymnastics program paid out $1,661,248 in expenses and made $148,794 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,512,454.
The 76 players of the Iowa women’s rowing team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches. The team members have more than rowing on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 995.
The Iowa women’s rowing program paid out $2,003,621 in expenses while making $136,829 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,866,792.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 48 players of the Iowa women’s soccer team. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 990 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s soccer program at Iowa made $224,261 in revenue and spent $2,313,791 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,089,530 to be exact.
There are 28 players on the Iowa women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 976, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Iowa women’s softball program paid out $2,298,807 in expenses and made $315,978 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,982,829 to be exact.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 13 players of the Iowa women’s swimming and diving team.
In terms of financials, the Iowa women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,365,993 in expenses and made $86,903 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,279,090 to be exact.
The Iowa women’s tennis team is made up of 9 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 992 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
Iowa brought in $72,448 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $1,088,981 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,016,533.
The Iowa men’s track and field team is made up of 141 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 12 assistant coaches.
Iowa brought in $319,632 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $2,994,138 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,674,506.
The Iowa women’s track and field team is made up of 159 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 12 assistant coaches.
Iowa brought in $143,298 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $3,068,433 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,925,135 to be exact.
The 21-player women’s volleyball team at Iowa is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 952.
On the money side of things, the Iowa women’s volleyball program brought home $236,158 in revenue and paid out $2,929,738 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,693,580.
The 33 players of the Iowa men’s wrestling team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 974, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The wrestling program at Iowa made $1,779,820 in revenue and spend $2,842,826 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,063,006.
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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