by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Brigham Young University - Provo sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school.
A total number of 748 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 370 of whom are male and 378 are female. Sports-related tudent aid is available at BYU and the average award is around $8,401 per athlete. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $9,750 and women received an average of $7,080.
The sports at BYU are led by 20 head coaches, 9 of whom coach male teams and 11 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $404,584, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $174,966 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of BYU sports, there are 24 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 23 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $85,773 and the average for those who coach men’s is $197,762. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, BYU collected $75,233,084 in revenue and paid out $74,141,761 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $1,091,323, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
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 BYU.
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 BYU.
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. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 37 players of the BYU men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 961, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The BYU baseball program paid out $2,325,684 in expenses while making $1,106,692 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,218,992.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 23 players of the BYU women’s basketball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 983, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
BYU brought in $515,816 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $2,183,582 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,667,766.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 123 players of the BYU men’s football team. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 946.
On the money side of things, the BYU football program brought home $25,089,124 in revenue and paid out $18,851,350 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $6,237,774 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The BYU men’s golf team is made up of 12 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 963.
In terms of financials, the BYU men’s golf program paid out $780,008 in expenses and made $350,769 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-429,239.
There are 9 players on the BYU women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 992, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the BYU women’s golf program paid out $838,961 in expenses and made $365,555 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-473,406 to be exact.
The BYU women’s gymnastics team is made up of 25 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 981 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The BYU women’s gymnastics program paid out $1,267,910 in expenses while making $377,928 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-889,982 to be exact.
The BYU women’s soccer team is made up of 34 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 976 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
BYU brought in $1,524,879 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $2,567,800 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,042,921.
There are 19 players on the BYU women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 984 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the BYU women’s softball program paid out $1,454,427 in expenses and made $141,621 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,312,806.
The 26-player men’s swimming and diving team at BYU is kept in shape by 2 head coaches and 0 assistant coaches. The 26-member men’s swimming and diving team at BYU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the BYU men’s swimming and diving program paid out $890,505 in expenses and made $186,636 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-703,869.
The BYU women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 34 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by 2 head coaches and
The women’s swimming and diving program at BYU made $233,295 in revenue and spent $1,029,911 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-796,616.
The 12-member men’s tennis team at BYU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 959.
BYU brought in $202,230 in revenue from its men’s tennis program while paying out $736,590 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-534,360.
There are 9 players on the BYU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 969.
On the money side of things, the BYU women’s tennis program brought home $655,268 in revenue and paid out $1,202,708 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-547,440.
The BYU men’s track and field team is made up of 122 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the BYU men’s track and field program brought home $379,552 in revenue and paid out $1,872,956 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,493,404 to be exact.
The 201 players of the BYU women’s track and field team are led by 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches. The BYU women’s track and field team is made up of 201 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the BYU women’s track and field program brought home $500,579 in revenue and paid out $2,209,216 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,708,637 to be exact.
There are 20 players on the BYU men’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 978 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The BYU men’s volleyball program paid out $1,161,288 in expenses while making $737,810 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-423,478.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the BYU women’s volleyball team. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 990.
BYU brought in $672,436 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $1,701,214 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,028,778.
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.
