by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Western Carolina 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 proud member of the Southern Conference conference, WCU contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 510 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 301 men and 209 women. They receive, on average, about $5,915 in sports-related student aid to attend WCU. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $5,880 and the average awarded to women is $5,967.
Of the 12 head coaches at WCU, 5 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $171,288 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $73,193.
The head coaches of WCU sports are supported by 6 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 15 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $73,747 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $55,077 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
WCU sports teams made $15,168,575 in revenue, but they did have to spend $15,168,575 for 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 WCU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at WCU, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 40 players of the WCU men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 961, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The WCU baseball program paid out $955,113 in expenses while making $955,113 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 WCU men’s basketball team is made up of 16 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a 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 973.
In terms of financials, the WCU men’s basketball program paid out $1,393,819 in expenses and made $1,393,819 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the WCU women’s basketball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 985, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the WCU women’s basketball program paid out $1,049,444 in expenses and made $1,049,444 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 head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 136 players of the WCU men’s football team. Teammates care for more than football, too. Their great academic progress rate of 981 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the WCU football program paid out $3,529,670 in expenses and made $3,529,670 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 golf team at WCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The men’s golf program at WCU made $354,213 in revenue and spent $354,213 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 7-member women’s golf team at WCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
WCU brought in $210,481 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $210,481 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.
There are 37 players on the WCU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 985.
The WCU women’s soccer program paid out $475,018 in expenses while making $475,018 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 22-member women’s softball team at WCU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 995.
WCU brought in $436,100 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $436,100 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 assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the WCU 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 991.
WCU brought in $225,695 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $225,695 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 101 players of the WCU men’s track and field team.
WCU brought in $319,263 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $319,263 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 head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 99 players of the WCU women’s track and field team.
The women’s track and field program at WCU made $311,960 in revenue and spent $311,960 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 18 players of the WCU women’s volleyball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 975, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The WCU women’s volleyball program paid out $444,909 in expenses while making $444,909 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.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.