by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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.
UNC Chapel Hill competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Atlantic Coast Conference schools.
There are 963 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 508 men and 455 women. Sports-related student aid is available at UNC Chapel Hill and the average award is around $14,194 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $14,819 and the average awarded to women is $13,496.
The sports at UNC Chapel Hill are led by 24 head coaches, 11 of whom coach male teams and 13 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $774,567 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $259,862.
There are also 67 assitant coaches of sports at UNC Chapel Hill. That breaks down to 35 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 32 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $340,520 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $99,968 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, UNC Chapel Hill collected $119,569,409 in revenue and paid out $117,437,619 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $2,131,790. 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 UNC Chapel Hill.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at UNC Chapel Hill, 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.
The 43 players of the UNC Chapel Hill men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 979 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the UNC Chapel Hill baseball program brought home $1,936,802 in revenue and paid out $3,267,856 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,331,054 to be exact.
The 25-player women’s basketball team at UNC Chapel Hill is kept in shape by one 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 UNC Chapel Hill women’s basketball program paid out $4,583,415 in expenses while making $1,228,367 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-3,355,048.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s fencing team is made up of 24 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team members have more than fencing on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 994.
UNC Chapel Hill brought in $64,620 in revenue from its men’s fencing program while paying out $306,763 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-242,143 to be exact.
The 18-member women’s fencing team at UNC Chapel Hill is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team members do well in the classroom, too, as seen by the team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
In terms of financials, the UNC Chapel Hill women’s fencing program paid out $310,805 in expenses and made $68,662 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-242,143.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 32 players of the UNC Chapel Hill women’s field hockey team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 986 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s field hockey program at UNC Chapel Hill made $541,989 in revenue and spend $1,480,731 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-938,742.
There are 118 players on the UNC Chapel Hill men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 959, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the UNC Chapel Hill football program brought home $55,604,225 in revenue and paid out $34,398,323 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $21,205,902 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 12 players of the UNC Chapel Hill men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s golf program paid out $1,111,548 in expenses while making $416,915 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-694,633 to be exact.
The 10-member women’s golf team at UNC Chapel Hill is kept in shape by one head coach and one 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 991.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s golf program paid out $916,243 in expenses while making $401,863 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-514,380.
There are 25 members on the UNC Chapel Hill women’s gymnastics team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 996, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s gymnastics program at UNC Chapel Hill made $569,678 in revenue and spent $1,191,345 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-621,667.
The 56 players of the UNC Chapel Hill men’s lacrosse team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than lacrosse, too. Their great academic progress rate of 984 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s lacrosse program paid out $1,620,786 in expenses while making $985,290 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-635,496.
The 41 players of the UNC Chapel Hill women’s lacrosse team are led 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 1000.
UNC Chapel Hill brought in $1,075,541 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $1,863,929 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-788,388 to be exact.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s rowing team is made up of 74 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than rowing, too. Their great academic progress rate of 997 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s rowing program at UNC Chapel Hill made $343,663 in revenue and spend $1,059,917 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-716,254 to be exact.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 42 players of the UNC Chapel Hill men’s soccer 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 1000.
The men’s soccer program at UNC Chapel Hill made $737,989 in revenue and spent $1,298,217 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-560,228.
There are 38 players on the UNC Chapel Hill women’s soccer team, and they are led by one 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 1000.
On the money side of things, the UNC Chapel Hill women’s soccer program brought home $1,185,194 in revenue and paid out $1,958,732 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-773,538.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 32 players of the UNC Chapel Hill women’s softball 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 993.
UNC Chapel Hill brought in $782,794 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $1,805,873 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,023,079.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s swimming and diving team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,326,688 in expenses while making $651,051 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-675,637.
The 31 players of the UNC Chapel Hill women’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The women’s swimming and diving program at UNC Chapel Hill made $770,037 in revenue and spent $1,453,476 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-683,439.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s tennis team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a 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 977.
UNC Chapel Hill brought in $408,868 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $1,074,006 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-665,138 to be exact.
There are 11 players on the UNC Chapel Hill women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one 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 UNC Chapel Hill women’s tennis program paid out $1,164,038 in expenses while making $474,926 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-689,112 to be exact.
The 114 players of the UNC Chapel Hill men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
UNC Chapel Hill brought in $755,500 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,581,839 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-826,339.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s track and field team is made up of 98 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at UNC Chapel Hill made $860,276 in revenue and spent $1,686,615 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-826,339.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 20 players of the UNC Chapel Hill women’s volleyball team. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 995.
The women’s volleyball program at UNC Chapel Hill made $574,164 in revenue and spent $1,382,576 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-808,412.
There are 39 players on the UNC Chapel Hill men’s wrestling team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 989 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the UNC Chapel Hill wrestling program brought home $796,499 in revenue and paid out $1,410,731 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-614,232.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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