by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of Nevada - Reno athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
UNR is in the Mountain West Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 443 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 217 of whom are male and 226 are female. They receive, on average, about $18,332 in sports-related student aid to attend UNR. On average, the school gave males around $19,979 of sports aid and women received about $16,751.
There are 14 head coaches at UNR, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 8 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $113,806 and men’s team head coaches make about $511,967 each year.
There are also 30 assitant coaches of sports at UNR. That breaks down to 17 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 13 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $142,621 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $61,834 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UNR sports teams made $45,228,708 in revenue, but they did have to spend $45,228,708 for expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any 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 UNR.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at UNR, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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.
There are 42 players on the UNR men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 954.
UNR brought in $1,948,709 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $1,948,709 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 16 players on the UNR men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 950, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The men’s basketball program at UNR made $4,978,558 in revenue and spent $4,978,558 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.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 19 players of the UNR women’s basketball team. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
In terms of financials, the UNR women’s basketball program paid out $2,298,903 in expenses and made $2,298,903 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 UNR men’s cross country team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the UNR men’s cross country program brought home $271,571 in revenue and paid out $271,571 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 head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 118 players of the UNR 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 987.
The UNR football program paid out $12,544,274 in expenses while making $12,544,274 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 UNR men’s golf team is made up of 11 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.
UNR brought in $488,114 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $488,114 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.
There are 9 players on the UNR women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 971.
UNR brought in $514,234 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $514,234 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 27 players of the UNR women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 984, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the UNR women’s soccer program brought home $1,083,440 in revenue and paid out $1,083,440 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 28 players on the UNR women’s softball team, and they are led 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 994.
The women’s softball program at UNR made $1,091,122 in revenue and spend $1,091,122 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 22 players of the UNR women’s swimming and diving team.
The UNR women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,151,537 in expenses while making $1,151,537 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 UNR men’s tennis team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 974 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
UNR brought in $444,416 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $444,416 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 7-member women’s tennis team at UNR is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 984 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UNR women’s tennis program paid out $505,592 in expenses while making $505,592 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 98 players of the UNR women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UNR women’s track and field program paid out $1,493,284 in expenses while making $1,493,284 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the UNR women’s volleyball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 975, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The UNR women’s volleyball program paid out $941,729 in expenses while making $941,729 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.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.