If you’re a student athlete thinking about going to California Lutheran 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.
There are 534 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 321 men and 213 women.
There are 22 head coaches at CLU, 11 of whom lead men’s teams and 11 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $89,915 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $93,428.
In addition to the head coaches of CLU sports, there are 37 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 34 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $44,531 while the ones for men’s team make about $53,591 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, CLU collected $4,863,251 in revenue and paid out $4,863,251 in expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any 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 CLU.
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 CLU.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The CLU men’s baseball team is made up of 40 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the CLU baseball program paid out $223,054 in expenses and made $223,054 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 27 players on the CLU men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the CLU men’s basketball program paid out $254,362 in expenses and made $254,362 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 14 players of the CLU women’s basketball team.
The women’s basketball program at CLU made $132,264 in revenue and spent $132,264 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 CLU men’s cross country team is made up of 11 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The CLU men’s cross country program paid out $66,275 in expenses while making $66,275 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 6-member women’s cross country team at CLU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the CLU women’s cross country program brought home $36,150 in revenue and paid out $36,150 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 84-player men’s football team at CLU is kept in shape by one head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the CLU football program paid out $560,017 in expenses and made $560,017 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 head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 13 players of the CLU men’s golf team.
The CLU men’s golf program paid out $120,598 in expenses while making $120,598 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 10 players of the CLU women’s golf team.
On the money side of things, the CLU women’s golf program brought home $92,839 in revenue and paid out $92,839 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 15 players of the CLU women’s lacrosse team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
CLU brought in $133,133 in revenue from its women’s lacrosse program while paying out $133,133 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 27-player men’s outdoor track team at CLU is kept in shape by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The men’s outdoor track program at CLU made $54,176 in revenue and spent $54,176 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 22 players on the CLU women’s outdoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CLU women’s outdoor track program brought home $44,209 in revenue and paid out $44,209 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 44-player men’s soccer team at CLU is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The CLU men’s soccer program paid out $151,311 in expenses while making $151,311 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 47 players of the CLU women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the CLU women’s soccer program paid out $199,661 in expenses and made $199,661 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the CLU women’s softball team.
The CLU women’s softball program paid out $117,951 in expenses while making $117,951 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 19-player men’s swimming team at CLU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
CLU brought in $111,216 in revenue from its men’s swimming program while paying out $111,216 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 16 players on the CLU women’s swimming team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CLU women’s swimming program brought home $98,411 in revenue and paid out $98,411 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the CLU men’s tennis team.
The CLU men’s tennis program paid out $87,169 in expenses while making $87,169 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 13 players on the CLU women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the CLU women’s tennis program paid out $97,206 in expenses and made $97,206 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 19 players of the CLU men’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s volleyball program at CLU made $201,784 in revenue and spent $201,784 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 26 players of the CLU women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The women’s volleyball program at CLU made $251,256 in revenue and spent $251,256 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 22 members on the CLU men’s water polo team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the CLU men’s water polo program paid out $102,023 in expenses and made $102,023 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 20 members of the CLU women’s water polo team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s water polo program at CLU made $90,960 in revenue and spent $90,960 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.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.