by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Western Oklahoma State College 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 Not applicable conference, Western contends with other NJCAA Division II schools.
A total number of 184 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 130 of whom are male and 54 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at Western and the average award is around $1,987 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $1,791 and women received an average of $2,460.
The sports at Western are led by 6 head coaches, 3 of whom coach male teams and 3 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $63,998, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $44,077 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of Western sports, there are 3 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 2 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $25,704 while the ones for men’s team make about $29,971 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Western sports teams made $1,297,414 in revenue, but they did have to spend $1,281,791 for expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $15,623, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
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 Western.
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. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 59 players of the Western men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Western brought in $360,573 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $350,513 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $10,060 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 11 players of the Western women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Western women’s basketball program paid out $130,531 in expenses while making $134,370 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $3,839 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 22 players on the Western women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Western women’s softball program paid out $165,500 in expenses and made $165,500 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.
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.
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