by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the University of Massachusetts Amherst sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
UMass Amherst competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Independent Northeast Region schools.
A total number of 775 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 402 of whom are male and 373 are female. On average, these students receive around $16,574 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $16,708 and women received an average of $16,429.
Of the 19 head coaches at UMass Amherst, 9 are leaders of men’s teams and 10 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $404,858, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $144,709 per year.
The head coaches of UMass Amherst sports are supported by 21 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 32 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $57,994 and the average for those who coach men’s is $109,964. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at UMass Amherst brought home $43,882,480 in revenue while shelling out $43,882,480 in expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
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 UMass Amherst.
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 UMass Amherst men’s baseball team is made up of 35 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than baseball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 984 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The baseball program at UMass Amherst made $489,370 in revenue and spend $489,370 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 15 players on the UMass Amherst men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 946.
The UMass Amherst men’s basketball program paid out $4,454,190 in expenses while making $4,454,190 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The UMass Amherst women’s basketball team is made up of 39 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 973 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the UMass Amherst women’s basketball program brought home $2,783,620 in revenue and paid out $2,783,620 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 23-player women’s field hockey team at UMass Amherst is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than field hockey, too. Their great academic progress rate of 989 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the UMass Amherst women’s field hockey program brought home $1,101,481 in revenue and paid out $1,101,481 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 109 players on the UMass Amherst men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 14 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 938 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
UMass Amherst brought in $10,714,989 in revenue from its football program while paying out $10,714,989 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 27-player men’s ice hockey team at UMass Amherst is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 962 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The men’s ice hockey program at UMass Amherst made $3,724,523 in revenue and spent $3,724,523 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 46 players of the UMass Amherst men’s lacrosse team. The team members have more than lacrosse on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 992.
In terms of financials, the UMass Amherst men’s lacrosse program paid out $1,279,792 in expenses and made $1,279,792 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 41-player women’s lacrosse team at UMass Amherst is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than lacrosse, too. Their great academic progress rate of 998 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
UMass Amherst brought in $1,187,248 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $1,187,248 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 44 players of the UMass Amherst women’s rowing team are led by a head coach and 4 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.
UMass Amherst brought in $1,600,449 in revenue from its women’s rowing program while paying out $1,600,449 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 26 players of the UMass Amherst men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The men’s soccer program at UMass Amherst made $706,354 in revenue and spent $706,354 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 31 players of the UMass Amherst women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s soccer program at UMass Amherst made $1,351,585 in revenue and spent $1,351,585 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 22 players on the UMass Amherst women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 984.
In terms of financials, the UMass Amherst women’s softball program paid out $1,235,491 in expenses and made $1,235,491 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 24 players on the UMass Amherst men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UMass Amherst men’s swimming and diving program paid out $263,680 in expenses and made $263,680 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 head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 29 players of the UMass Amherst women’s swimming and diving team.
UMass Amherst brought in $734,372 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $734,372 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 8 players of the UMass Amherst women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an 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 1000.
The UMass Amherst women’s tennis program paid out $675,290 in expenses while making $675,290 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 120 players of the UMass Amherst men’s track and field team. The UMass Amherst men’s track and field team is made up of 120 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UMass Amherst men’s track and field program paid out $586,698 in expenses and made $586,698 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 136 players on the UMass Amherst women’s track and field team, and they are led by 2 head coaches and 4 assistant coaches. The 136-member women’s track and field team at UMass Amherst is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
UMass Amherst brought in $1,306,478 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $1,306,478 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.
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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