by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Alabama A & M University 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.
AAMU competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Southwestern Athletic Conference schools.
A total number of 352 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 199 of whom are male and 153 are female. On average, these students receive around $10,411 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $10,230 and the average awarded to women is $10,646.
There are 16 head coaches at AAMU, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $114,946 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $58,688.
The head coaches of AAMU sports are supported by 5 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 13 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $40,165 while the ones for men’s team make about $50,154 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at AAMU brought home $10,945,063 in revenue while shelling out $10,944,813 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $250. That’s a whole lot better than taking 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 AAMU.
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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The AAMU men’s baseball team is made up of 37 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 923.
In terms of financials, the AAMU baseball program paid out $297,153 in expenses and made $275,210 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-21,943 to be exact.
The AAMU women’s basketball team is made up of 17 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 934.
The AAMU women’s basketball program paid out $1,067,456 in expenses while making $1,258,462 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $191,006 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The AAMU women’s bowling team is made up of 8 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000 shows that team members do more than just bowl - they are willing to hit the books, too.
The bowling program at AAMU made $100,184 in revenue and spend $157,854 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-57,670.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 6 players of the AAMU women’s cross country team. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 942.
In terms of financials, the AAMU women’s cross country program paid out $73,125 in expenses and made $22,465 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-50,660.
The 96 players of the AAMU men’s football team are led by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 924.
AAMU brought in $4,119,664 in revenue from its football program while paying out $3,437,529 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $682,135 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 7 players on the AAMU men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an academic progress rate of 896, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The AAMU men’s golf program paid out $59,524 in expenses while making $64,347 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $4,823 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The AAMU men’s indoor track team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the AAMU men’s indoor track program brought home $68,974 in revenue and paid out $94,724 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-25,750.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 19 players of the AAMU women’s indoor track team.
The AAMU women’s indoor track program paid out $227,855 in expenses while making $278,436 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $50,581 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 18 players on the AAMU men’s indoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the AAMU men’s outdoor track program brought home $68,734 in revenue and paid out $97,648 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-28,914 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 19 players of the AAMU women’s outdoor track team.
On the money side of things, the AAMU women’s outdoor track program brought home $197,810 in revenue and paid out $211,987 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-14,177 to be exact.
The 31 players of the AAMU women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 918.
On the money side of things, the AAMU women’s soccer program brought home $494,874 in revenue and paid out $355,614 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $139,260 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The AAMU women’s softball team is made up of 24 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 985 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The AAMU women’s softball program paid out $379,150 in expenses while making $292,408 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-86,742.
The 9-member men’s tennis team at AAMU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the AAMU men’s tennis program brought home $103,652 in revenue and paid out $151,865 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-48,213.
The AAMU women’s tennis team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s tennis program at AAMU made $144,623 in revenue and spent $194,398 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-49,775 to be exact.
The 21-member women’s volleyball team at AAMU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an academic progress rate of 960, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The AAMU women’s volleyball program paid out $395,914 in expenses while making $198,751 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-197,163.
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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