by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Northern State University sports programs, including information about the teams and their performance. NSU is classified as NCAA Division II with football and is a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
A total number of 522 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 341 of whom are men and 181 are women. Sports-related student aid is available at NSU and the average award is around $3,884 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $1,301,687 and women’s totaled $725,820.
There are 11 head coaches at NSU, 5 of whom lead men’s teams and 6 of whom lead women’s teams. Pay-wise, the men’s team head coaches earn about $104,143 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $78,039.
Backing them up are 36 assistant coaches at NSU, 21 assigned to men’s teams and 15 assigned to women’s teams. They make about $46,206 per year on the men’s side and $41,129 on the women’s side.
As reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, NSU brought in $9,027,814 in total athletics revenue and $8,705,190 in total expenses.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include NSU the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists, when applicable. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics.
The roster lists 58 players on the NSU men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Brandon Kusler. Men’s baseball plays in Division II as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
Financially, the NSU men’s baseball program generated $471,539 in revenue and paid out $527,349 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $55,810.
There are 17 athletes on the NSU men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Matt Wilber. Men’s basketball plays in Division II as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
On the money side of things, the NSU men’s basketball program made $717,918 in revenue and spent $719,868 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $1,950.
There are 14 athletes on the NSU women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Paula Krueger. Women’s basketball is part of Division II as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the NSU women’s basketball program brought in $633,250 in revenue and spent $649,877 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, with a net loss of $16,627.
The team has 125 athletes on the NSU men’s football team, led by 1 head coach and 8 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Mike Schmidt. Men’s football plays in Division II as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
On the money side of things, the NSU men’s football program generated $1,921,576 in revenue and paid out $1,838,100 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $83,476.
The team has 31 members of the NSU women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Robert Casper. Women’s soccer is part of Division II as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
Financially, the NSU women’s soccer program generated $384,585 in revenue and paid out $376,941 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $7,644.
The team has 19 members of the NSU women’s softball team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Kaley Ness. Women’s softball is part of Division II as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the NSU women’s softball program made $319,930 in revenue and paid out $327,843 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $7,913.
There are 17 members of the NSU women’s swimming & diving team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the NSU women’s swimming & diving program brought in $236,424 in revenue and spent $239,899 in expenses. That works out to a net loss of $3,475.
There are 112 players on the NSU men’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the NSU men’s track & field & cross country program brought in $359,221 in revenue and paid out $357,808 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $1,413.
The roster lists 81 players on the NSU women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the NSU women’s track & field & cross country program generated $356,686 in revenue and spent $339,040 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $17,646.
The team has 19 athletes on the NSU women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Brent Aldridge. Women’s volleyball plays in Division II as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
On the money side of things, the NSU women’s volleyball program brought in $524,203 in revenue and spent $502,041 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $22,162.
The team has 29 athletes on the NSU men’s wrestling team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Josh Nolan. Men’s wrestling competes in Division II as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
On the money side of things, the NSU men’s wrestling program made $633,098 in revenue and spent $612,187 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $20,911.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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