by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 proud member of the Big Ten Conference conference, UW - Madison contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 889 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 439 men and 450 women. They receive, on average, about $20,283 in sports-related student aid to attend UW - Madison. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $23,248 and the average awarded to women is $17,390.
There are 20 head coaches at UW - Madison, 10 of whom lead men’s teams and 10 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $1,047,097 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $270,558.
There are also 70 assitant coaches of sports at UW - Madison. That breaks down to 39 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 31 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $83,524 while the ones for men’s team make about $248,143 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at UW - Madison brought home $143,998,339 in revenue while shelling out $132,104,285 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $11,894,054. 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 UW - Madison.
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. 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
There are 17 players on the UW - Madison men’s basketball 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 990.
The men’s basketball program at UW - Madison made $15,279,071 in revenue and spent $8,828,295 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $6,450,776 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 14 players of the UW - Madison women’s basketball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 987 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the UW - Madison women’s basketball program brought home $752,441 in revenue and paid out $3,628,905 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,876,464 to be exact.
The UW - Madison men’s football team is made up of 119 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 15 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 986.
UW - Madison brought in $88,651,808 in revenue from its football program while paying out $30,560,723 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $58,091,085 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 11 players on the UW - Madison men’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 UW - Madison men’s golf program paid out $768,720 in expenses while making $201,481 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-567,239 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 9 players of the UW - Madison women’s golf 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.
On the money side of things, the UW - Madison women’s golf program brought home $145,913 in revenue and paid out $850,038 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-704,125 to be exact.
The UW - Madison men’s ice hockey team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than ice hockey, too. Their great academic progress rate of 978 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The UW - Madison men’s ice hockey program paid out $4,297,518 in expenses while making $3,828,851 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-468,667.
The UW - Madison women’s ice hockey team is made up of 23 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than ice hockey on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 987.
In terms of financials, the UW - Madison women’s ice hockey program paid out $2,748,383 in expenses and made $707,424 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,040,959.
The 152 players of the UW - Madison women’s rowing team are led by a head coach and 9 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 997.
On the money side of things, the UW - Madison women’s rowing program brought home $732,818 in revenue and paid out $2,474,166 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,741,348 to be exact.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the UW - Madison men’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 979 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UW - Madison brought in $252,059 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $1,442,876 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,190,817.
The 29 players of the UW - Madison women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 995, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The UW - Madison women’s soccer program paid out $1,968,359 in expenses while making $456,975 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,511,384 to be exact.
The UW - Madison women’s softball team is made up of 25 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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.
The UW - Madison women’s softball program paid out $1,688,783 in expenses while making $304,082 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,384,701.
The 28 players of the UW - Madison men’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
UW - Madison brought in $228,940 in revenue from its men’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,588,526 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,359,586.
The head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 29 players of the UW - Madison women’s swimming and diving team.
In terms of financials, the UW - Madison women’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,508,357 in expenses and made $236,346 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,272,011.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the UW - Madison men’s tennis team. Teammates care for more than tennis, too. Their great academic progress rate of 988 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The men’s tennis program at UW - Madison made $186,490 in revenue and spent $824,382 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-637,892.
The 10-player women’s tennis team at UW - Madison is kept in shape by one 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 993.
UW - Madison brought in $418,338 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $1,119,517 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-701,179.
The 109-player men’s track and field team at UW - Madison is kept in shape by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UW - Madison men’s track and field program paid out $1,944,110 in expenses and made $494,103 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,450,007.
The head coach and 9 assistant coaches train and lead the 141 players of the UW - Madison women’s track and field team.
The women’s track and field program at UW - Madison made $736,312 in revenue and spent $2,202,003 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,465,691.
There are 18 players on the UW - Madison women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 995.
In terms of financials, the UW - Madison women’s volleyball program paid out $3,353,124 in expenses and made $1,825,115 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,528,009.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 31 players of the UW - Madison men’s wrestling 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 997.
On the money side of things, the UW - Madison wrestling program brought home $307,705 in revenue and paid out $1,506,364 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,198,659.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that University of Wisconsin - Madison 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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