by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Upper Iowa University 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.
UIU is in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division II with football schools.
A total number of 585 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 394 of whom are male and 191 are female. They receive, on average, about $6,750 in sports-related student aid to attend UIU. On average, the school gave males around $6,332 of sports aid and women received about $8,564.
There are 20 head coaches at UIU, 8 of whom lead men’s teams, 9 of whom head up women’s teams, and 3 of whom coach coed teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $57,556, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $49,664 per year and the head coaches of coed teams bring home $41,390.
There are also 33 assitant coaches of sports at UIU. That breaks down to 23 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 9 assistant coaches of women’s teams, and 1 assistant coaches of the coed team. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $30,740 while the ones for men’s team make about $36,677 a year. Those who coach coed teams earn about $20,000. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, UIU collected $8,850,809 in revenue and paid out $8,410,992 in expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $439,817, which is great since many schools have to declare 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 UIU.
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. 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 56 players of the UIU men’s baseball team.
On the money side of things, the UIU baseball program brought home $447,578 in revenue and paid out $415,952 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $31,626 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 17-player women’s basketball team at UIU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UIU women’s basketball program paid out $562,541 in expenses while making $577,482 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $14,941 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 6 members of the UIU women’s bowling team.
The UIU bowling program paid out $90,784 in expenses while making $103,102 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $12,318 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The UIU men’s football team is made up of 129 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
UIU brought in $1,648,112 in revenue from its football program while paying out $1,615,563 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $32,549 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 8-member men’s golf team at UIU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s golf program at UIU made $100,964 in revenue and spent $99,267 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $1,697 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The UIU women’s golf team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UIU women’s golf program paid out $191,170 in expenses and made $196,612 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $5,442 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 18 players on the UIU women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the UIU women’s lacrosse program brought home $167,492 in revenue and paid out $167,080 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $412 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 42-player men’s soccer team at UIU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UIU men’s soccer program paid out $337,451 in expenses while making $340,866 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $3,415 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 22 players of the UIU women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The UIU women’s soccer program paid out $353,111 in expenses while making $353,911 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $800 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 20 players of the UIU women’s softball team.
In terms of financials, the UIU women’s softball program paid out $343,132 in expenses and made $361,656 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $18,524 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 7 players of the UIU women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
UIU brought in $161,857 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $161,037 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $820 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 56 players on the UIU men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UIU men’s track and field program paid out $268,861 in expenses while making $269,924 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $1,063 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 53 players on the UIU women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UIU women’s track and field program brought home $325,520 in revenue and paid out $324,937 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $583 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 19 players of the UIU women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s volleyball program at UIU made $481,511 in revenue and spent $468,391 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $13,120 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 35-player men’s wrestling team at UIU is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the UIU wrestling program paid out $574,446 in expenses and made $599,480 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $25,034 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
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.
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