by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Wayne State 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.
Wayne State is in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division II with football schools.
There are 460 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 252 men and 208 women. They receive, on average, about $9,171 in sports-related student aid to attend Wayne State. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $9,613 and the average awarded to women is $8,636.
Of the 16 head coaches at Wayne State, 8 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $122,895, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $88,034 per year.
The head coaches of Wayne State sports are supported by 15 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 17 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $49,453 and the average for those who coach men’s is $53,514. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Wayne State collected $13,348,308 in revenue and paid out $13,348,308 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 Wayne State.
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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The Wayne State men’s baseball team is made up of 35 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Wayne State baseball program brought home $673,186 in revenue and paid out $673,186 in total 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 Wayne State men’s basketball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Wayne State men’s basketball program paid out $880,541 in expenses while making $880,541 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Wayne State women’s basketball team is made up of 16 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Wayne State women’s basketball program brought home $755,916 in revenue and paid out $755,916 in total 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.
There are 21 players on the Wayne State men’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Wayne State men’s cross country program paid out $272,501 in expenses and made $272,501 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 6 members of the Wayne State men’s fencing team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Wayne State men’s fencing program brought home $179,695 in revenue and paid out $179,695 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 5-member women’s fencing team at Wayne State is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The Wayne State women’s fencing program paid out $128,715 in expenses while making $128,715 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 119-player men’s football team at Wayne State is kept in shape by one head coach and 13 assistant coaches.
The football program at Wayne State made $2,259,090 in revenue and spend $2,259,090 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 Wayne State men’s golf team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Wayne State men’s golf program paid out $255,589 in expenses while making $255,589 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 6-member women’s golf team at Wayne State is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Wayne State women’s golf program brought home $249,029 in revenue and paid out $249,029 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 assistant coach train and lead the 21 players of the Wayne State women’s softball team.
Wayne State brought in $429,191 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $429,191 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 Wayne State men’s swimming and diving team is made up of 27 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The men’s swimming and diving program at Wayne State made $512,239 in revenue and spent $512,239 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 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 26 players of the Wayne State women’s swimming and diving team.
The Wayne State women’s swimming and diving program paid out $533,353 in expenses while making $533,353 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 Wayne State men’s tennis team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Wayne State men’s tennis program brought home $399,896 in revenue and paid out $399,896 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 Wayne State women’s tennis team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Wayne State women’s tennis program paid out $387,319 in expenses while making $387,319 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 Wayne State women’s track and field team is made up of 106 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at Wayne State made $598,233 in revenue and spent $598,233 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 19 players on the Wayne State women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Wayne State women’s volleyball program paid out $557,197 in expenses while making $557,197 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.