by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the West Virginia 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.
As a proud member of the Mountain East Conference conference, WVSU contends with other NCAA Division II with football schools.
There are 308 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 198 men and 110 women. Sports-related student aid is available at WVSU and the average award is around $7,880 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $8,243 of sports aid and women received about $7,225.
Of the 10 head coaches at WVSU, 5 are leaders of men’s teams and 5 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $69,245 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $51,019.
In addition to the head coaches of WVSU sports, there are 5 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 2 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $27,762 and the average for those who coach men’s is $33,063. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
WVSU sports teams made $4,838,584 in revenue, but they did have to spend $4,838,584 for expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 WVSU.
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. 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.
There are 42 players on the WVSU men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
WVSU brought in $419,091 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $419,091 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 WVSU men’s basketball team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
WVSU brought in $438,230 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $438,231 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1.
The 16-member women’s basketball team at WVSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s basketball program at WVSU made $419,221 in revenue and spent $419,221 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 121-player men’s football team at WVSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the WVSU football program paid out $1,662,466 in expenses and made $1,662,575 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $109 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 8 players on the WVSU men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
WVSU brought in $33,787 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $33,895 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-108 to be exact.
There are 40 players on the WVSU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the WVSU women’s soccer program paid out $313,359 in expenses and made $313,359 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 20 players of the WVSU women’s softball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the WVSU women’s softball program brought home $219,917 in revenue and paid out $219,917 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 9-member men’s tennis team at WVSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the WVSU men’s tennis program paid out $75,374 in expenses and made $75,374 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.
There are 8 players on the WVSU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the WVSU women’s tennis program brought home $175,442 in revenue and paid out $175,442 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 26 players of the WVSU women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the WVSU women’s volleyball program brought home $223,413 in revenue and paid out $223,413 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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