by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Utah State 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.
As a member of the NCAA Division I-FBS, USU competes in the Mountain West Conference conference.
There are 536 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 261 men and 275 women. On average, these students receive around $12,908 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $15,426 and women received an average of $10,518.
Of the 12 head coaches at USU, 5 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $456,771 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $126,296.
The head coaches of USU sports are supported by 17 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 20 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $60,031 while the ones for men’s team make about $146,886 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, USU collected $43,035,302 in revenue and paid out $43,035,302 in 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 USU.
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 18-player men’s basketball team at USU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 940 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the USU men’s basketball program brought home $4,829,462 in revenue and paid out $4,829,462 in total 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the USU women’s basketball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 973 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the USU women’s basketball program brought home $1,977,046 in revenue and paid out $1,977,046 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 110 players of the USU men’s football team are led by a head coach and 14 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 964.
On the money side of things, the USU football program brought home $14,678,438 in revenue and paid out $14,678,438 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The USU men’s golf team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The USU men’s golf program paid out $367,119 in expenses while making $367,119 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 20 members on the USU women’s gymnastics team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 976 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s gymnastics program at USU made $1,073,453 in revenue and spent $1,073,453 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 35 players on the USU 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 992.
The USU women’s soccer program paid out $1,063,028 in expenses while making $1,063,028 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The USU women’s softball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 982.
USU brought in $1,291,044 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $1,291,044 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 9-member men’s tennis team at USU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 960.
In terms of financials, the USU men’s tennis program paid out $524,848 in expenses and made $524,848 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.
The 8-member women’s tennis team at USU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. 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.
USU brought in $601,919 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $601,919 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 116 players on the USU men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
The USU men’s track and field program paid out $1,047,030 in expenses while making $1,047,030 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 USU women’s track and field team is made up of 149 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the USU women’s track and field program brought home $1,184,160 in revenue and paid out $1,184,160 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The USU women’s volleyball team is made up of 19 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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.
On the money side of things, the USU women’s volleyball program brought home $1,151,592 in revenue and paid out $1,151,592 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.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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