by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Ave Maria 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.
As a proud member of the The Sun Conference conference, AMU contends with other NAIA Division II schools.
A total number of 612 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 332 of whom are male and 280 are female. On average, these students receive around $7,867 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 $8,401 and the average awarded to women is $7,234.
The sports at AMU are led by 19 head coaches, 8 of whom coach male teams and 11 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $50,161, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $42,515 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of AMU sports, there are 18 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 12 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $38,209 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $28,576 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at AMU brought home $9,702,565 in revenue while shelling out $9,655,333 in expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $47,232, 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 AMU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at AMU, 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 68-player men’s baseball team at AMU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
AMU brought in $874,229 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $874,229 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 AMU men’s basketball team is made up of 46 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the AMU men’s basketball program brought home $810,480 in revenue and paid out $810,480 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The AMU women’s basketball team is made up of 30 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at AMU made $481,669 in revenue and spent $481,669 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.
There are 18 players on the AMU men’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the AMU men’s cross country program brought home $170,716 in revenue and paid out $170,716 in total 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 AMU women’s cross country team is made up of 24 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the AMU women’s cross country program paid out $214,754 in expenses and made $214,754 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 107 players of the AMU men’s football team are led by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the AMU football program brought home $1,743,181 in revenue and paid out $1,743,181 in total 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 assistant coach train and lead the 20 players of the AMU men’s golf team.
The AMU men’s golf program paid out $269,915 in expenses while making $269,915 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 8 players on the AMU women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
AMU brought in $122,201 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $122,201 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The AMU women’s lacrosse team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
AMU brought in $273,338 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $273,338 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 AMU men’s soccer team is made up of 38 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the AMU men’s soccer program paid out $413,518 in expenses and made $413,518 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 54 players of the AMU women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the AMU women’s soccer program brought home $638,160 in revenue and paid out $638,160 in total 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 AMU women’s softball team is made up of 33 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the AMU women’s softball program paid out $452,347 in expenses and made $452,347 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 15 players of the AMU men’s swimming team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the AMU men’s swimming program brought home $165,934 in revenue and paid out $165,934 in total 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 assistant coach train and lead the 16 players of the AMU women’s swimming team.
The AMU women’s swimming program paid out $82,444 in expenses while making $82,444 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.
The 20-member men’s tennis team at AMU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the AMU men’s tennis program paid out $330,466 in expenses and made $330,466 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 32 players of the AMU women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
AMU brought in $323,499 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $323,499 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 38-member women’s volleyball team at AMU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s volleyball program at AMU made $517,116 in revenue and spent $517,116 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.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.