by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 proud member of the Big Ten Conference conference, UNL contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 819 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 428 of whom are male and 391 are female. They receive, on average, about $15,517 in sports-related student aid to attend UNL. On average, the school gave males around $16,218 of sports aid and women received about $14,751.
The sports at UNL are led by 20 head coaches, 8 of whom coach male teams and 12 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $1,210,321 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $268,150.
In addition to the head coaches of UNL sports, there are 26 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 23 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $303,682 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $102,661 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UNL sports teams made $136,303,218 in revenue, but they did have to spend $124,061,227 for expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $12,241,991. 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 UNL.
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. 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 UNL men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than baseball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 989 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
UNL brought in $1,765,158 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $2,706,357 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-941,199 to be exact.
There are 38 players on the UNL women’s basketball team, and they are led by one 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 basketball program at UNL made $1,858,475 in revenue and spent $4,899,964 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-3,041,489 to be exact.
There are 11 members on the UNL women’s bowling team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take their studies seriously, too.
In terms of financials, the UNL bowling program paid out $693,784 in expenses and made $74,468 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-619,316.
The head coach and 14 assistant coaches train and lead the 155 players of the UNL men’s football 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 974.
In terms of financials, the UNL football program paid out $32,957,500 in expenses and made $95,852,148 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $62,894,648 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The UNL men’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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 981.
The UNL men’s golf program paid out $667,590 in expenses while making $64,947 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-602,643.
The UNL women’s golf team is made up of 10 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 992 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UNL brought in $69,857 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $895,910 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-826,053.
The 21 members of the UNL men’s gymnastics team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than gymnastics on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 993.
In terms of financials, the UNL men’s gymnastics program paid out $1,064,482 in expenses and made $163,625 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-900,857.
There are 19 members on the UNL women’s gymnastics team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 1000 - that’s a perfect score! This means that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The women’s gymnastics program at UNL made $160,642 in revenue and spent $1,540,072 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,379,430.
The 55-player women’s soccer team at UNL is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the UNL women’s soccer program paid out $1,699,477 in expenses and made $182,265 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,517,212.
The 20-player women’s softball team at UNL is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 997 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the UNL women’s softball program brought home $283,846 in revenue and paid out $2,064,790 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,780,944.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 39 players of the UNL women’s swimming and diving team.
The UNL women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,554,847 in expenses while making $131,641 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,423,206 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 14 players of the UNL men’s tennis team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 985 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UNL brought in $75,874 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $723,924 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-648,050.
The 13 players of the UNL women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The UNL women’s tennis program paid out $917,341 in expenses while making $75,242 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-842,099.
The UNL men’s track and field team is made up of 126 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 11 assistant coaches.
The UNL men’s track and field program paid out $2,245,589 in expenses while making $243,078 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,002,511.
The UNL women’s track and field team is made up of 146 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 11 assistant coaches.
The UNL women’s track and field program paid out $2,696,235 in expenses while making $287,364 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,408,871 to be exact.
The UNL women’s volleyball team is made up of 17 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 989, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s volleyball program at UNL made $3,695,672 in revenue and spent $3,472,994 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $222,678 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 39 players of the UNL men’s wrestling team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 979, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The wrestling program at UNL made $387,541 in revenue and spend $1,776,078 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,388,537 to be exact.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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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