by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to University of Kansas be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
KU competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Big Twelve Conference schools.
There are 640 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 315 men and 325 women. On average, these students receive around $21,791 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $23,208 of sports aid and women received about $20,417.
There are 14 head coaches at KU, 5 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $237,020 and men’s team head coaches make about $2,126,131 each year.
There are also 43 assitant coaches of sports at KU. That breaks down to 22 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 21 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $108,957 while the ones for men’s team make about $350,724 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, KU collected $124,842,549 in revenue and paid out $119,029,741 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $5,812,808, 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 KU.
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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 45 players of the KU men’s baseball team. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 976.
KU brought in $461,180 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $2,615,961 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,154,781 to be exact.
The 15 players of the KU women’s basketball team are led by a 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 975.
On the money side of things, the KU women’s basketball program brought home $278,691 in revenue and paid out $4,020,119 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-3,741,428.
There are 119 players on the KU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 14 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 960.
On the money side of things, the KU football program brought home $39,077,010 in revenue and paid out $21,282,122 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $17,794,888 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The KU men’s golf team is made up of 13 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 981.
On the money side of things, the KU men’s golf program brought home $119,159 in revenue and paid out $971,372 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-852,213.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the KU women’s golf team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 994 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
KU brought in $88,319 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $835,238 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-746,919.
There are 74 players on the KU women’s rowing team, and they are led by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 969, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the KU women’s rowing program brought home $642,077 in revenue and paid out $1,839,070 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,196,993.
The KU women’s soccer team is made up of 26 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 981 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the KU women’s soccer program brought home $234,480 in revenue and paid out $2,234,876 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,000,396.
The KU women’s softball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a 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 982.
KU brought in $225,855 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $1,959,282 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,733,427.
The 31-player women’s swimming and diving team at KU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
KU brought in $285,795 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,449,351 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,163,556.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 9 players of the KU women’s tennis team. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 953.
In terms of financials, the KU women’s tennis program paid out $1,411,995 in expenses and made $80,185 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,331,810.
The 120 players of the KU men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
KU brought in $1,052,759 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $2,406,275 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,353,516.
The 118 players of the KU women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
KU brought in $1,035,496 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $2,568,834 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,533,338.
The 21 players of the KU women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 989.
The women’s volleyball program at KU made $354,811 in revenue and spent $1,959,399 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,604,588 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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