by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if University of San Diego is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
As a member of the NCAA Division I-FCS, USD competes in the Pioneer Football League conference.
A total number of 488 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 239 of whom are male and 249 are female. On average, these students receive around $17,020 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $12,369 and the average awarded to women is $21,484.
There are 17 head coaches at USD, 8 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $167,970, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $115,782 per year.
There are also 37 assitant coaches of sports at USD. That breaks down to 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $65,310 and the average for those who coach men’s is $78,281. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, USD collected $27,454,065 in revenue and paid out $27,454,065 in expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 USD.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
There are 34 players on the USD men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 977, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the USD baseball program paid out $1,400,766 in expenses and made $1,400,766 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the USD men’s basketball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 975 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the USD men’s basketball program brought home $2,837,973 in revenue and paid out $2,837,973 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 19 players of the USD women’s basketball team. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the USD women’s basketball program paid out $2,215,332 in expenses and made $2,215,332 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 12-member men’s cross country team at USD is kept in shape by one head coach and one 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 men’s cross country program at USD made $74,095 in revenue and spent $41,606 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $32,489 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 29 players of the USD women’s cross country team are led 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 1000.
In terms of financials, the USD women’s cross country program paid out $89,222 in expenses and made $72,978 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-16,244 to be exact.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 96 players of the USD 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 977.
USD brought in $1,563,603 in revenue from its football program while paying out $1,563,603 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 11 players of the USD men’s golf team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 983 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The men’s golf program at USD made $731,672 in revenue and spent $731,672 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 29 players on the USD women’s outdoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the USD women’s outdoor track program brought home $72,977 in revenue and paid out $89,222 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-16,245.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 66 players of the USD women’s rowing team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 989, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the USD women’s rowing program brought home $1,188,534 in revenue and paid out $1,188,534 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 30 players of the USD men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 984 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the USD men’s soccer program paid out $926,823 in expenses and made $926,823 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 25 players on the USD women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 997.
The women’s soccer program at USD made $1,196,483 in revenue and spent $1,196,483 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 21 players of the USD women’s softball 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 992.
The women’s softball program at USD made $1,211,870 in revenue and spend $1,211,870 in 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 36 players of the USD women’s swimming and diving team.
On the money side of things, the USD women’s swimming and diving program brought home $341,181 in revenue and paid out $341,181 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 10 players of the USD men’s tennis 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.
USD brought in $639,136 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $639,136 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 8 players on the USD women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 992 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s tennis program at USD made $892,479 in revenue and spent $892,479 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 16 players of the USD women’s volleyball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s volleyball program at USD made $1,437,587 in revenue and spent $1,437,587 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of San Diego 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.