by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if University of Louisiana at Lafayette 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.
UL Lafayette competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Sun Belt Conference schools.
A total number of 540 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 332 of whom are male and 208 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at UL Lafayette and the average award is around $13,677 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $13,890 and women received an average of $13,337.
Of the 12 head coaches at UL Lafayette, 6 are leaders of men’s teams and 6 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $578,051 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $167,594.
There are also 34 assitant coaches of sports at UL Lafayette. That breaks down to 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 13 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $181,032 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $74,028 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at UL Lafayette brought home $39,088,716 in revenue while shelling out $39,088,716 in expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 UL Lafayette.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The UL Lafayette men’s baseball team is made up of 40 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 951.
The baseball program at UL Lafayette made $2,665,155 in revenue and spend $2,665,155 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 16-player men’s basketball team at UL Lafayette is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 948.
The UL Lafayette men’s basketball program paid out $2,878,926 in expenses while making $2,878,926 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.
There are 17 players on the UL Lafayette women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 963 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The women’s basketball program at UL Lafayette made $1,742,350 in revenue and spent $1,742,350 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 142-player men’s football team at UL Lafayette is kept in shape by one head coach and 15 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 956.
On the money side of things, the UL Lafayette football program brought home $13,433,921 in revenue and paid out $13,433,921 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.
There are 10 players on the UL Lafayette men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 966.
UL Lafayette brought in $453,690 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $453,690 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.
There are 33 players on the UL Lafayette women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 982.
The UL Lafayette women’s soccer program paid out $1,316,910 in expenses while making $1,316,910 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 27 players of the UL Lafayette 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 984.
The UL Lafayette women’s softball program paid out $1,869,558 in expenses while making $1,869,558 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 8 players on the UL Lafayette men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 955.
On the money side of things, the UL Lafayette men’s tennis program brought home $442,856 in revenue and paid out $442,856 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 players of the UL Lafayette women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 992, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
UL Lafayette brought in $558,523 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $558,523 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 UL Lafayette men’s track and field team is made up of 116 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The UL Lafayette men’s track and field program paid out $914,408 in expenses while making $914,408 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 100 players of the UL Lafayette women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UL Lafayette women’s track and field program brought home $1,038,034 in revenue and paid out $1,038,034 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 22 players of the UL Lafayette women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the UL Lafayette women’s volleyball program brought home $1,011,911 in revenue and paid out $1,011,911 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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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