by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Indiana Wesleyan 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.
As a proud member of the Mid-States Football Association conference, IWU contends with other NAIA Division II schools.
There are 553 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 337 men and 216 women. On average, these students receive around $7,304 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $7,217 of sports aid and women received about $7,441.
Of the 20 head coaches at IWU, 10 are leaders of men’s teams and 10 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $51,345, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $51,497 per year.
There are also 54 assitant coaches of sports at IWU. That breaks down to 28 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 26 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $66,752 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $65,468 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, IWU collected $10,250,895 in revenue and paid out $8,325,339 in expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $1,925,556, which is great since many schools have to declare a loss.
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 IWU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at IWU, 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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The IWU men’s baseball team is made up of 38 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the IWU baseball program brought home $502,991 in revenue and paid out $427,119 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $75,872 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 17-player women’s basketball team at IWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
IWU brought in $726,432 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $624,028 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $102,404 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 7 members of the IWU women’s bowling team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The bowling program at IWU made $49,125 in revenue and spend $49,125 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 20 players of the IWU men’s cross country team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the IWU men’s cross country program paid out $197,639 in expenses and made $229,394 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $31,755 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 18-player women’s cross country team at IWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the IWU women’s cross country program brought home $216,370 in revenue and paid out $216,238 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $132 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 145 players on the IWU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the IWU football program paid out $1,307,030 in expenses and made $1,389,934 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $82,904 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 11-member men’s golf team at IWU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The IWU men’s golf program paid out $147,837 in expenses while making $189,822 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $41,985 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 8 players on the IWU women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the IWU women’s golf program brought home $198,261 in revenue and paid out $156,747 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $41,514 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 47 players of the IWU men’s outdoor track team.
The men’s outdoor track program at IWU made $396,000 in revenue and spent $370,757 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $25,243 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 49-player women’s outdoor track team at IWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
The women’s outdoor track program at IWU made $388,525 in revenue and spent $363,282 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $25,243 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 29 players on the IWU men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the IWU men’s soccer program paid out $362,888 in expenses and made $529,632 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $166,744 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 30-player women’s soccer team at IWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The IWU women’s soccer program paid out $407,637 in expenses while making $454,902 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $47,265 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 30 players on the IWU women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the IWU women’s softball program brought home $577,172 in revenue and paid out $501,763 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $75,409 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The IWU men’s swimming team is made up of 6 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the IWU men’s swimming program paid out $41,914 in expenses and made $41,914 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 IWU women’s swimming team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the IWU women’s swimming program paid out $282,915 in expenses and made $317,948 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $35,033 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the IWU men’s tennis team.
In terms of financials, the IWU men’s tennis program paid out $234,336 in expenses and made $260,914 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $26,578 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 18 players of the IWU women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the IWU women’s tennis program paid out $228,181 in expenses and made $278,361 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $50,180 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 19-member women’s volleyball team at IWU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The IWU women’s volleyball program paid out $356,523 in expenses while making $406,550 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $50,027 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
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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