by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Wake Forest 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.
Wake Forest University is in the Atlantic Coast Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
A total number of 542 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 327 of whom are male and 215 are female. On average, these students receive around $35,874 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $38,161 and the average awarded to women is $32,394.
There are 14 head coaches at Wake Forest University, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $1,362,726, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $209,340 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Wake Forest University sports, there are 23 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 $73,750 while the ones for men’s team make about $294,972 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Wake Forest University collected $84,889,487 in revenue and paid out $84,889,487 in expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss 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 Wake Forest University.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Wake Forest University, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
There are 39 players on the Wake Forest University men’s baseball 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 978.
On the money side of things, the Wake Forest University baseball program brought home $3,677,427 in revenue and paid out $3,677,427 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.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 19 players of the Wake Forest University men’s basketball team. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 959.
Wake Forest University brought in $10,061,485 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $9,962,597 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $98,888 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the Wake Forest University women’s basketball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Wake Forest University women’s basketball program paid out $4,196,981 in expenses while making $4,196,981 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 24-player women’s field hockey team at Wake Forest University is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 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.
Wake Forest University brought in $1,700,154 in revenue from its women’s field hockey program while paying out $1,700,154 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 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 134 players of the Wake Forest University men’s football 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.
Wake Forest University brought in $28,341,365 in revenue from its football program while paying out $28,440,253 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-98,888.
The Wake Forest University men’s golf team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided 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.
The men’s golf program at Wake Forest University made $1,050,757 in revenue and spent $1,050,757 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 10 players of the Wake Forest University women’s golf team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s golf program at Wake Forest University made $1,160,100 in revenue and spent $1,160,100 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 31 players of the Wake Forest University men’s soccer 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 980.
Wake Forest University brought in $2,349,635 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $2,349,635 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Wake Forest University women’s soccer team is made up of 37 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Wake Forest University women’s soccer program brought home $2,401,811 in revenue and paid out $2,401,811 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 17-player men’s tennis team at Wake Forest University is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 969.
The men’s tennis program at Wake Forest University made $1,566,674 in revenue and spent $1,566,674 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 10 players of the Wake Forest University 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 1000.
In terms of financials, the Wake Forest University women’s tennis program paid out $1,123,757 in expenses and made $1,123,757 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 Wake Forest University men’s track and field team is made up of 76 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The Wake Forest University men’s track and field program paid out $1,423,101 in expenses while making $1,423,101 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 Wake Forest University women’s track and field team is made up of 94 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at Wake Forest University made $1,902,062 in revenue and spent $1,902,062 in 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.
The 15 players of the Wake Forest University women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 989 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the Wake Forest University women’s volleyball program brought home $1,525,302 in revenue and paid out $1,525,302 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Wake Forest University 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.