by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison 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.
A total number of 918 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 453 of whom are male and 465 are female. Sports-related tudent aid is available at UW - Madison and the average award is around $18,197 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $18,626 of sports aid and women received about $17,780.
The sports at UW - Madison are led by 20 head coaches, 10 of whom coach male teams and 10 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $918,254 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $271,489.
The head coaches of UW - Madison sports are supported by 31 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 40 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $262,156 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $90,292 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UW - Madison sports teams made $143,954,553 in revenue, but they did have to spend $137,465,083 for expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $6,489,470, which is great since many schools have to declare a loss.
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 UW - Madison.
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. 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 16 players of the UW - Madison men’s basketball 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 990.
On the money side of things, the UW - Madison men’s basketball program brought home $19,453,045 in revenue and paid out $8,584,987 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $10,868,058 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The UW - Madison women’s basketball team is made up of 16 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 987, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the UW - Madison women’s basketball program paid out $3,982,182 in expenses and made $984,485 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,997,697 to be exact.
The UW - Madison men’s football team is made up of 117 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 15 assistant coaches. The team members have more than football on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
In terms of financials, the UW - Madison football program paid out $29,316,118 in expenses and made $87,408,161 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $58,092,043 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 11 players of the UW - Madison men’s golf team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UW - Madison brought in $407,611 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $1,067,610 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-659,999.
The 10 players of the UW - Madison women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
UW - Madison brought in $340,633 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $961,495 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-620,862.
There are 27 players on the UW - Madison men’s ice hockey, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 978 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the UW - Madison men’s ice hockey program brought home $5,321,317 in revenue and paid out $5,150,015 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $171,302 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 26 players of the UW - Madison women’s ice hockey team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 987 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UW - Madison women’s ice hockey program paid out $3,044,932 in expenses while making $896,151 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,148,781.
The UW - Madison women’s rowing team is made up of 171 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than rowing, too. Their great academic progress rate of 997 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The UW - Madison women’s rowing program paid out $2,921,423 in expenses while making $554,487 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,366,936.
The 30-player men’s soccer team at UW - Madison is kept in shape 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 979.
In terms of financials, the UW - Madison men’s soccer program paid out $1,942,953 in expenses and made $915,313 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,027,640 to be exact.
The UW - Madison women’s soccer team is made up of 30 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 995 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the UW - Madison women’s soccer program brought home $1,115,681 in revenue and paid out $2,526,723 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,411,042.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 21 players of the UW - Madison women’s softball 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.
The women’s softball program at UW - Madison made $638,846 in revenue and spend $1,820,614 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,181,768 to be exact.
The head coach and 7 assistant coaches train and lead the 30 players of the UW - Madison men’s swimming and diving team.
The men’s swimming and diving program at UW - Madison made $642,564 in revenue and spent $2,036,937 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,394,373 to be exact.
There are 33 players on the UW - Madison women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The UW - Madison women’s swimming and diving program paid out $2,112,562 in expenses while making $713,624 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,398,938.
The 10-player men’s tennis team at UW - Madison is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 988, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The men’s tennis program at UW - Madison made $293,095 in revenue and spent $950,046 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-656,951.
The UW - Madison women’s tennis team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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 993.
UW - Madison brought in $35,806 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $695,597 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-659,791.
The head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 104 players of the UW - Madison men’s track and field team.
On the money side of things, the UW - Madison men’s track and field program brought home $710,224 in revenue and paid out $2,100,663 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,390,439.
The UW - Madison women’s track and field team is made up of 131 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at UW - Madison made $947,760 in revenue and spent $2,691,628 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,743,868.
The 19-player women’s volleyball team at UW - Madison is kept in shape by one 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 women’s volleyball program at UW - Madison made $2,042,717 in revenue and spent $6,269,641 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-4,226,924 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the UW - Madison men’s wrestling team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 997 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The wrestling program at UW - Madison made $706,330 in revenue and spend $3,233,984 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,527,654.
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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