by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Virginia Commonwealth University sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
VCU competes in the NCAA Division I without football , and is one of the Not applicable schools.
There are 433 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 193 men and 240 women. On average, these students receive around $18,007 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $16,347 of sports aid and women received about $19,341.
There are 13 head coaches at VCU, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $426,596 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $162,514.
In addition to the head coaches of VCU sports, there are 12 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 15 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $59,848 while the ones for men’s team make about $104,880 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, VCU collected $37,305,038 in revenue and paid out $36,824,686 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $480,352. 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 VCU.
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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 39 players of the VCU men’s baseball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 976 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The baseball program at VCU made $1,701,071 in revenue and spend $1,701,071 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 VCU men’s basketball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 966 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The VCU men’s basketball program paid out $7,121,576 in expenses while making $8,598,515 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $1,476,939 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The VCU women’s basketball team is made up of 26 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 982, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s basketball program at VCU made $3,937,554 in revenue and spent $3,937,554 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the VCU women’s field hockey team. The team members have more than field hockey on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 993.
VCU brought in $1,178,211 in revenue from its women’s field hockey program while paying out $1,178,211 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 assistant coach train and lead the 9 players of the VCU men’s golf team. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 961.
The VCU men’s golf program paid out $611,777 in expenses while making $611,777 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 35 players of the VCU women’s lacrosse team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 995, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the VCU women’s lacrosse program paid out $1,084,239 in expenses and made $1,084,239 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 VCU men’s soccer team is made up of 36 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The men’s soccer program at VCU made $1,363,448 in revenue and spent $1,363,448 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 35 players of the VCU women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 995 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The VCU women’s soccer program paid out $1,240,225 in expenses while making $1,240,225 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 8-member men’s tennis team at VCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 991.
The men’s tennis program at VCU made $750,452 in revenue and spent $750,452 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 7 players of the VCU women’s tennis team. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 990.
The women’s tennis program at VCU made $721,638 in revenue and spent $721,638 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 86-player men’s track and field team at VCU is kept in shape by one head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at VCU made $977,657 in revenue and spent $977,657 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 7 assistant coaches train and lead the 94 players of the VCU women’s track and field team.
On the money side of things, the VCU women’s track and field program brought home $1,209,393 in revenue and paid out $1,209,393 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 18 players of the VCU women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 984 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the VCU women’s volleyball program brought home $1,492,497 in revenue and paid out $1,492,496 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $1 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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