If you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Birmingham Southern College 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.
A total number of 515 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 318 of whom are male and 197 are female.
There are 18 head coaches at BSC, 9 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $55,403 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $45,702.
The head coaches of BSC sports are supported by 9 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 14 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $33,924 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $27,594 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 BSC brought home $3,815,561 in revenue while shelling out $3,815,561 in expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
The net profit or loss can vary with each sport. For example, sports like basketball and football are often moneymakers for a school while other sports could be operating at a deficit. The chart below compares the amount of money made (or lost) for each of the men’s sports offered at BSC.
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 BSC.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. 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-member men’s baseball team at BSC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the BSC baseball program brought home $276,498 in revenue and paid out $276,498 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 15 players of the BSC men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The BSC men’s basketball program paid out $245,278 in expenses while making $245,278 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 16-member women’s basketball team at BSC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The BSC women’s basketball program paid out $188,450 in expenses while making $188,450 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.
There are 111 players on the BSC men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the BSC football program brought home $578,734 in revenue and paid out $578,734 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 12 players of the BSC men’s golf team.
The BSC men’s golf program paid out $93,191 in expenses while making $93,191 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 5-member women’s golf team at BSC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
BSC brought in $31,064 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $31,064 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 assistant coach train and lead the 24 players of the BSC men’s lacrosse team.
The men’s lacrosse program at BSC made $168,442 in revenue and spent $168,442 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 16-member women’s lacrosse team at BSC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
BSC brought in $90,123 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $90,123 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 assistant coach train and lead the 27 players of the BSC men’s soccer team.
The BSC men’s soccer program paid out $182,336 in expenses while making $182,336 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 36-member women’s soccer team at BSC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The BSC women’s soccer program paid out $157,138 in expenses while making $157,138 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 head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 18 players of the BSC women’s softball team.
In terms of financials, the BSC women’s softball program paid out $148,688 in expenses and made $148,688 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.
There are 21 players on the BSC men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the BSC men’s swimming and diving program brought home $83,288 in revenue and paid out $83,288 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 34 players on the BSC women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the BSC women’s swimming and diving program brought home $135,892 in revenue and paid out $135,892 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 BSC men’s tennis team is made up of 7 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the BSC men’s tennis program paid out $75,368 in expenses and made $75,368 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.
There are 9 players on the BSC women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The BSC women’s tennis program paid out $99,906 in expenses while making $99,906 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 60 players of the BSC men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at BSC made $85,042 in revenue and spent $85,042 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 BSC women’s track and field team is made up of 49 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the BSC women’s track and field program brought home $73,810 in revenue and paid out $73,810 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 BSC women’s volleyball team is made up of 14 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the BSC women’s volleyball program brought home $161,830 in revenue and paid out $161,830 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.
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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