by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Western Kentucky University athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
WKU competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Conference USA schools.
There are 447 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 277 men and 170 women. Sports-related student aid is available at WKU and the average award is around $13,549 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $13,991 and the average awarded to women is $12,828.
There are 12 head coaches at WKU, 5 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 $447,417, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $103,531 per year.
There are also 28 assitant coaches of sports at WKU. That breaks down to 17 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 11 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $49,345 while the ones for men’s team make about $110,323 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
WKU sports teams made $28,545,295 in revenue, but they did have to spend $28,545,295 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 WKU.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The WKU men’s baseball team is made up of 45 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 965.
On the money side of things, the WKU baseball program brought home $1,300,449 in revenue and paid out $1,300,449 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 WKU 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. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 948.
In terms of financials, the WKU men’s basketball program paid out $3,309,745 in expenses and made $3,309,745 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 13 players of the WKU women’s basketball 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 981.
The women’s basketball program at WKU made $1,649,802 in revenue and spent $1,649,802 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 142 players on the WKU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 962, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
WKU brought in $10,133,108 in revenue from its football program while paying out $10,133,108 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 WKU 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. 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 993.
In terms of financials, the WKU men’s golf program paid out $328,353 in expenses and made $328,353 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 7 players of the WKU women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the WKU women’s golf program brought home $318,073 in revenue and paid out $318,073 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 30 players on the WKU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s soccer program at WKU made $967,624 in revenue and spent $967,624 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 18 players of the WKU women’s softball 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 982.
On the money side of things, the WKU women’s softball program brought home $842,583 in revenue and paid out $842,583 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.
There are 9 players on the WKU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 982, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s tennis program at WKU made $342,381 in revenue and spent $342,381 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The WKU men’s track and field team is made up of 63 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the WKU men’s track and field program brought home $441,845 in revenue and paid out $441,845 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 75 players on the WKU women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at WKU made $484,782 in revenue and spent $484,782 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 18 players of the WKU women’s volleyball 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.
On the money side of things, the WKU women’s volleyball program brought home $1,082,760 in revenue and paid out $1,082,760 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Western Kentucky 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.
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