by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to University of Missouri - Columbia 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.
Mizzou is in the Southeastern Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 665 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 383 men and 282 women. On average, these students receive around $20,009 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $19,548 of sports aid and women received about $20,636.
There are 16 head coaches at Mizzou, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $238,262 and men’s team head coaches make about $1,247,836 each year.
There are also 51 assitant coaches of sports at Mizzou. That breaks down to 28 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 23 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $294,382 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $106,205 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Mizzou sports teams made $107,823,990 in revenue, but they did have to spend $107,823,990 for 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 Mizzou.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Mizzou, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 44 players of the Mizzou men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 974 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The baseball program at Mizzou made $2,587,723 in revenue and spend $2,587,723 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 13 players of the Mizzou men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 958.
In terms of financials, the Mizzou men’s basketball program paid out $10,286,792 in expenses and made $12,245,894 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $1,959,102 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 14 players on the Mizzou women’s basketball team, and they are led by one 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 1000.
The Mizzou women’s basketball program paid out $4,074,613 in expenses while making $4,074,613 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 120-player men’s football team at Mizzou is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 973 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The Mizzou football program paid out $32,808,146 in expenses while making $35,849,783 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $3,041,637 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the Mizzou men’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.
In terms of financials, the Mizzou men’s golf program paid out $820,555 in expenses and made $820,555 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Mizzou women’s golf team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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.
Mizzou brought in $890,610 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $890,610 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 19-member women’s gymnastics team at Mizzou is kept in shape 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 990.
Mizzou brought in $1,724,786 in revenue from its women’s gymnastics program while paying out $1,724,786 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 32 players of the Mizzou women’s soccer team. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 990.
In terms of financials, the Mizzou women’s soccer program paid out $1,946,915 in expenses and made $1,946,915 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 29-player women’s softball team at Mizzou is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 989.
The Mizzou women’s softball program paid out $2,525,191 in expenses while making $2,525,191 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 31 players on the Mizzou men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The Mizzou men’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,256,349 in expenses while making $1,256,349 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Mizzou women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Mizzou brought in $1,600,528 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,600,528 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 assistant coach train and lead the 13 players of the Mizzou women’s tennis team. 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 Mizzou women’s tennis program brought home $988,005 in revenue and paid out $988,005 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 129 players of the Mizzou men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Mizzou men’s track and field program brought home $1,638,707 in revenue and paid out $1,638,707 in total 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 head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 116 players of the Mizzou women’s track and field team.
The Mizzou women’s track and field program paid out $1,866,572 in expenses while making $1,866,572 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 Mizzou women’s volleyball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 990 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s volleyball program at Mizzou made $1,722,947 in revenue and spent $1,722,947 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 38 players of the Mizzou men’s wrestling team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than wrestling, too. Their great academic progress rate of 989 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Mizzou wrestling program paid out $2,071,066 in expenses while making $2,071,066 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Missouri - Columbia 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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