by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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.
A total number of 575 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 326 of whom are male and 249 are female. On average, these students receive around $24,216 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $26,314 and women received an average of $21,470.
There are 14 head coaches at Pitt, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $1,848,131, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $355,386 per year.
There are also 52 assitant coaches of sports at Pitt. That breaks down to 32 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 20 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $122,040 and the average for those who coach men’s is $299,539. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Pitt collected $99,763,877 in revenue and paid out $99,763,877 in expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any either!
The net profit or loss can vary with each sport. For example, sports like basketball and football are often moneymakers for a school while other sports could be operating at a deficit. The chart below compares the amount of money made (or lost) for each of the men’s sports offered at Pitt.
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 Pitt.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 35 players of the Pitt men’s baseball team.
The Pitt baseball program paid out $1,889,684 in expenses while making $1,889,684 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.
There are 17 players on the Pitt men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Pitt men’s basketball program paid out $10,023,053 in expenses while making $10,821,278 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $798,225 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 26 players on the Pitt women’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Pitt women’s basketball program brought home $3,807,120 in revenue and paid out $3,807,120 in total 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 14 assistant coaches train and lead the 117 players of the Pitt men’s football team.
The Pitt football program paid out $32,490,589 in expenses while making $37,895,873 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $5,405,284 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 21 members of the Pitt women’s gymnastics team.
The Pitt women’s gymnastics program paid out $1,594,437 in expenses while making $1,594,437 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 26 players of the Pitt men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Pitt men’s soccer program paid out $1,559,753 in expenses and made $1,559,753 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.
There are 32 players on the Pitt women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Pitt women’s soccer program paid out $1,639,847 in expenses and made $1,639,847 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 20-player women’s softball team at Pitt is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Pitt women’s softball program paid out $1,424,440 in expenses and made $1,424,440 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 27 players of the Pitt men’s swimming team are led by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Pitt men’s swimming program brought home $1,210,578 in revenue and paid out $1,210,578 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 33-player women’s swimming team at Pitt is kept in shape by one head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
Pitt brought in $1,374,295 in revenue from its women’s swimming program while paying out $1,374,295 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Pitt men’s track and field team is made up of 74 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Pitt brought in $1,132,172 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,132,172 in expenses. 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 Pitt women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Pitt women’s track and field program brought home $1,280,952 in revenue and paid out $1,280,952 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 19 players of the Pitt women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Pitt women’s volleyball program paid out $2,001,783 in expenses while making $2,001,783 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 30 players of the Pitt men’s wrestling team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Pitt wrestling program paid out $1,255,575 in expenses and made $1,255,575 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
