by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the University of Mississippi 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.
As a member of the NCAA Division I-FBS, Ole Miss competes in the Southeastern Conference conference.
There are 547 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 341 men and 206 women. They receive, on average, about $20,494 in sports-related student aid to attend Ole Miss. On average, the school gave males around $19,686 of sports aid and women received about $21,832.
Of the 14 head coaches at Ole Miss, 6 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $2,481,957 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $381,056.
The head coaches of Ole Miss sports are supported by 17 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 22 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $164,139 and the average for those who coach men’s is $474,678. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Ole Miss brought home $123,796,191 in revenue while shelling out $123,796,191 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 Ole Miss.
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. 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The Ole Miss men’s baseball team is made up of 41 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 985.
On the money side of things, the Ole Miss baseball program brought home $8,263,476 in revenue and paid out $8,295,364 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-31,888.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the Ole Miss women’s basketball team. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 965.
The women’s basketball program at Ole Miss made $820,351 in revenue and spent $6,443,694 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-5,623,343 to be exact.
There are 130 players on the Ole Miss men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 14 assistant coaches. The team members have more than football on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 997.
On the money side of things, the Ole Miss football program brought home $73,774,406 in revenue and paid out $48,670,848 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $25,103,558 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 10 players on the Ole Miss men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the Ole Miss men’s golf program brought home $138,881 in revenue and paid out $1,362,583 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,223,702.
There are 8 players on the Ole Miss women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. 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 Ole Miss women’s golf program brought home $101,410 in revenue and paid out $1,409,750 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,308,340.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 27 players of the Ole Miss women’s soccer team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 995, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
Ole Miss brought in $560,803 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $2,960,214 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,399,411.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the Ole Miss women’s softball team. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 989 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s softball program at Ole Miss made $498,463 in revenue and spend $3,137,393 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,638,930.
The Ole Miss men’s tennis team is made up of 8 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 979 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Ole Miss men’s tennis program paid out $1,375,999 in expenses and made $214,225 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,161,774.
The Ole Miss women’s tennis team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the Ole Miss women’s tennis program brought home $222,706 in revenue and paid out $1,459,694 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,236,988.
The 137-player men’s track and field team at Ole Miss is kept in shape by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at Ole Miss made $1,526,070 in revenue and spent $3,230,514 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,704,444.
The head coach and 9 assistant coaches train and lead the 93 players of the Ole Miss women’s track and field team.
Ole Miss brought in $1,522,219 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $3,189,313 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,667,094 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 19 players of the Ole Miss women’s volleyball team. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 995 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Ole Miss women’s volleyball program paid out $2,419,964 in expenses and made $309,562 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,110,402 to be exact.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Mississippi offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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