by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if University of Kentucky 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.
UK is in the Southeastern Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 712 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 363 men and 349 women. Sports-related student aid is available at UK and the average award is around $21,103 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $24,139 and women received an average of $18,191.
The sports at UK are led by 19 head coaches, 8 of whom coach male teams, 10 of whom spearhead women’s teams, and 1 of whom leads a coed team. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $275,918, men’s team head coaches make about $2,384,999 each year, and the head coach of the coed teams gets paid $170,172.
There are also 54 assistant coaches of sports at UK. That breaks down to 29 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 24 assistant coaches of women’s teams, and 1 assistant coach of the coed team. The average salary is $381,296 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $115,407 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coach who coaches the coed team earns $82,872. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at UK brought home $151,490,901 in revenue while shelling out $151,254,460 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $236,441. 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 UK.
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. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 39-player men’s baseball team at UK is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 973.
In terms of financials, the UK baseball program paid out $3,217,232 in expenses and made $3,217,232 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the UK men’s basketball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the UK men’s basketball program paid out $22,667,255 in expenses and made $22,667,255 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.
There are 13 players on the UK women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s basketball program at UK made $4,585,735 in revenue and spent $4,585,735 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 14 assistant coaches train and lead the 122 players of the UK men’s football team. 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.
UK brought in $37,680,136 in revenue from its football program while paying out $37,680,136 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 11 players on the UK men’s golf 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 1000.
In terms of financials, the UK men’s golf program paid out $768,318 in expenses and made $768,318 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 10 players of the UK women’s golf 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 1000.
The UK women’s golf program paid out $919,751 in expenses while making $919,751 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 21 members on the UK women’s gymnastics team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. 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.
UK brought in $1,832,344 in revenue from its women’s gymnastics program while paying out $1,832,344 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.
The 11-member rifle team at UK is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
UK brought in $620,255 in revenue from its rifle program while paying out $620,255 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 27-player men’s soccer team at UK is kept in shape by one 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 986.
UK brought in $1,633,094 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $1,633,094 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 32 players on the UK women’s soccer team, and they are led by one 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 991.
In terms of financials, the UK women’s soccer program paid out $1,947,546 in expenses and made $1,947,546 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the UK 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 991.
The women’s softball program at UK made $2,478,267 in revenue and spend $2,478,267 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the UK men’s swimming and diving team.
In terms of financials, the UK men’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,396,899 in expenses and made $1,396,899 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 40 players of the UK women’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
UK brought in $1,927,858 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,927,858 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 11 players on the UK men’s tennis 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 985.
On the money side of things, the UK men’s tennis program brought home $1,078,944 in revenue and paid out $1,078,944 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 9-member women’s tennis team at UK 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 992.
UK brought in $979,457 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $979,457 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 109 players on the UK men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UK men’s track and field program paid out $2,579,476 in expenses and made $2,579,476 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 133 players of the UK women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
UK brought in $2,942,883 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $2,942,883 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.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the UK women’s volleyball team. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The UK women’s volleyball program paid out $2,434,401 in expenses while making $2,434,401 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.
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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