by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Wichita 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.
WSU competes in the NCAA Division I without football , and is one of the Not applicable schools.
A total number of 388 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 180 of whom are male and 208 are female. On average, these students receive around $8,793 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $8,008 of sports aid and women received about $9,471.
Of the 13 head coaches at WSU, 6 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $371,767, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $210,079 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of WSU sports, there are 11 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 13 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $81,049 and the average for those who coach men’s is $134,289. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, WSU collected $26,887,822 in revenue and paid out $24,048,367 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $2,839,455, 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 WSU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at WSU, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 41 players of the WSU men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
WSU brought in $2,482,155 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $2,482,155 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 13 players of the WSU men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 965, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the WSU men’s basketball program brought home $5,801,589 in revenue and paid out $4,535,451 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $1,266,138 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 28-player women’s basketball team at WSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 977, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s basketball program at WSU made $2,374,822 in revenue and spent $2,374,822 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 10 players on the WSU men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 993 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The WSU men’s golf program paid out $402,023 in expenses while making $402,023 in total revenue. 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 7 players of the WSU women’s golf team. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 977 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s golf program at WSU made $405,929 in revenue and spent $405,929 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 24 players on the WSU women’s softball team, and they are led by one 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 997.
The women’s softball program at WSU made $1,461,308 in revenue and spend $1,461,308 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 10 players of the WSU men’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 1000.
The men’s tennis program at WSU made $479,086 in revenue and spent $479,086 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 WSU women’s tennis team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 986, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
WSU brought in $506,590 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $506,590 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 106 players on the WSU men’s track and field team, and they are led by 2 head coaches and 10 assistant coaches. The 106 players of the WSU men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The men’s track and field program at WSU made $1,002,511 in revenue and spent $1,002,511 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 WSU women’s track and field team is made up of 120 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by 2 head coaches and 10 assistant coaches. The WSU women’s track and field team is made up of 120 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s track and field program at WSU made $1,122,576 in revenue and spent $1,122,576 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 20 players of the WSU women’s volleyball team. The team has an academic progress rate of 966, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The women’s volleyball program at WSU made $1,210,222 in revenue and spent $1,210,222 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.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Wichita State 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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