by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
UNK is in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference and faces off against other NCAA Division II with football schools.
There are 623 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 345 men and 278 women. Sports-related student aid is available at UNK and the average award is around $4,247 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $4,465 of sports aid and women received about $3,977.
Of the 12 head coaches at UNK, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $84,155 and men’s team head coaches make about $126,922 each year.
The head coaches of UNK sports are supported by 8 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 11 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $53,312 while the ones for men’s team make about $67,265 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UNK sports teams made $8,815,726 in revenue, but they did have to spend $8,771,326 for expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $44,400. 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 UNK.
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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 14 players of the UNK men’s basketball team.
The UNK men’s basketball program paid out $542,026 in expenses while making $568,154 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $26,128 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 15 players on the UNK women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at UNK made $684,261 in revenue and spent $671,633 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $12,628 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 134 players on the UNK men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The football program at UNK made $2,088,196 in revenue and spend $2,126,786 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-38,590 to be exact.
The 8 players of the UNK women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s golf program at UNK made $175,125 in revenue and spent $177,691 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,566.
There are 29 players on the UNK women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
UNK brought in $274,560 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $269,774 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $4,786 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The UNK women’s softball team is made up of 25 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
UNK brought in $341,683 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $342,467 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-784.
There are 42 players on the UNK women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the UNK women’s swimming and diving program brought home $217,242 in revenue and paid out $218,797 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,555 to be exact.
The UNK women’s tennis team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the UNK women’s tennis program brought home $307,720 in revenue and paid out $307,164 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $556 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 155 players of the UNK men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UNK men’s track and field program brought home $376,080 in revenue and paid out $359,355 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $16,725 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 119-player women’s track and field team at UNK is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UNK women’s track and field program paid out $312,796 in expenses and made $319,838 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $7,042 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 30 players of the UNK women’s volleyball team.
UNK brought in $811,483 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $757,535 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $53,948 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 42 players on the UNK men’s wrestling team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
UNK brought in $599,488 in revenue from its wrestling program while paying out $611,969 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-12,481.
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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