by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend University of Rhode Island, 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.
URI competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Colonial Athletic Association schools.
There are 580 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 278 men and 302 women. Sports-related student aid is available at URI and the average award is around $17,603 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $18,668 and the average awarded to women is $16,623.
Of the 14 head coaches at URI, 6 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $111,100 and men’s team head coaches make about $319,505 each year.
The head coaches of URI sports are supported by 16 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $74,840 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $53,489 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, URI collected $28,361,484 in revenue and paid out $28,012,651 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $348,833. 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 URI.
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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The URI men’s baseball team is made up of 35 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 966.
URI brought in $949,318 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $898,068 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $51,250 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 14-player women’s basketball team at URI is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 996 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s basketball program at URI made $2,419,521 in revenue and spent $2,437,452 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-17,931.
The head coach and 9 assistant coaches train and lead the 88 players of the URI men’s football team. Teammates care for more than football, too. Their great academic progress rate of 976 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The football program at URI made $5,054,625 in revenue and spend $4,612,848 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $441,777 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 8 players of the URI men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the URI men’s golf program brought home $387,871 in revenue and paid out $445,370 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-57,499.
The URI women’s rowing team is made up of 61 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 985 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
URI brought in $1,355,436 in revenue from its women’s rowing program while paying out $1,456,985 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-101,549 to be exact.
The URI men’s soccer team is made up of 27 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 973 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
URI brought in $857,998 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $960,959 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-102,961 to be exact.
The URI women’s soccer team is made up of 29 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 997, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s soccer program at URI made $871,545 in revenue and spent $967,258 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-95,713.
The 25-player women’s softball team at URI is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 980, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The URI women’s softball program paid out $996,110 in expenses while making $879,321 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-116,789 to be exact.
The URI women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 31 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
URI brought in $544,798 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $640,454 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-95,656.
The 8-member women’s tennis team at URI is kept in shape 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.
In terms of financials, the URI women’s tennis program paid out $486,502 in expenses and made $452,141 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-34,361.
The 106-player men’s track and field team at URI is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The URI men’s track and field program paid out $637,715 in expenses while making $756,847 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $119,132 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The URI women’s track and field team is made up of 116 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at URI made $1,162,356 in revenue and spent $1,202,566 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-40,210.
There are 18 players on the URI women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the URI women’s volleyball program brought home $780,874 in revenue and paid out $855,174 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-74,300 to be exact.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Rhode Island 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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