by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to University of South Carolina - Columbia 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.
As a member of the NCAA Division I-FBS, UofSC competes in the Southeastern Conference conference.
There are 716 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 325 men and 391 women. They receive, on average, about $17,788 in sports-related student aid to attend UofSC. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $20,926 and women received an average of $15,180.
Of the 18 head coaches at UofSC, 8 are leaders of men’s teams and 10 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $452,533 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $351,127.
The head coaches of UofSC sports are supported by 24 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 29 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $314,838 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $111,537 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UofSC sports teams made $144,815,377 in revenue, but they did have to spend $144,815,377 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 UofSC.
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. 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 39 players of the UofSC men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 961.
In terms of financials, the UofSC baseball program paid out $4,596,259 in expenses and made $4,596,259 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 16-player men’s basketball team at UofSC is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 966.
UofSC brought in $12,604,227 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $11,792,521 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $811,706 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 29-player women’s basketball team at UofSC is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 990 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the UofSC women’s basketball program brought home $9,537,698 in revenue and paid out $9,537,698 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 121-player men’s football team at UofSC is kept in shape by one head coach and 14 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 967.
The football program at UofSC made $63,834,042 in revenue and spend $37,272,774 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $26,561,268 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 10 players of the UofSC men’s golf team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 993.
UofSC brought in $745,237 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $745,237 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 7 players on the UofSC women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UofSC women’s golf program paid out $1,185,987 in expenses while making $1,185,987 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.
There are 27 players on the UofSC men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 992 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The men’s soccer program at UofSC made $1,436,455 in revenue and spent $1,436,455 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 29 players on the UofSC women’s soccer 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 996.
UofSC brought in $2,094,478 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $2,094,478 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 25-player women’s softball team at UofSC is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the UofSC women’s softball program brought home $2,122,826 in revenue and paid out $2,122,826 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 29 players on the UofSC men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
UofSC brought in $1,440,293 in revenue from its men’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,440,293 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 47-player women’s swimming and diving team at UofSC is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UofSC women’s swimming and diving program brought home $1,749,382 in revenue and paid out $1,749,382 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 8 players of the UofSC men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 978.
The men’s tennis program at UofSC made $1,174,991 in revenue and spent $1,174,991 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 11-player women’s tennis team at UofSC is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UofSC brought in $1,328,232 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $1,328,232 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 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 75 players of the UofSC men’s track and field team.
The UofSC men’s track and field program paid out $1,928,707 in expenses while making $1,928,707 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 158 players of the UofSC women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at UofSC made $3,106,220 in revenue and spent $3,106,220 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the UofSC 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.
UofSC brought in $1,867,746 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $1,867,746 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.
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.