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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Sports Information

$49,208,831 Total Revenue
$45,535,245 Total Expenses
18 Varsity Teams

On this page, we take a look at the California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo sports programs, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS and is a member of Big West Conference.

Athletics at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Sports Program

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Athletic Scholarships

A total of 786 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 430 of whom are men and 356 are female. Student athletes can receive financial aid at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the average award is approximately $10,344 per athlete. Divided by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $4,744,871 and women’s totaled $3,385,892.

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Coaches

There are 19 head coaches at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 9 of whom lead men’s teams and 10 of whom lead women’s teams. On average, the men’s team head coaches earn about $210,473 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $133,042.

In addition, there are 64 assistant coaches at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 40 supporting men’s teams and 24 working with women’s teams. They make about $131,486 per year on the men’s side and $85,518 on the women’s side.

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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Athletic Department Finances

Based on the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo brought in $49,208,831 in total athletics revenue and $45,535,245 in total expenses.

The net profit or loss can vary quite a bit from one sport to the next. Revenue sports like football and basketball often subsidize the others. The chart below compares the net profit or loss for each of the men’s sports offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Similarly, women’s programs land all over the financial map.

A Note About Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Athletic Rankings

Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include Cal Poly San Luis Obispo data from our Best Schools for a Sport lists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics.

Varsity Sports at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Baseball

$0 Net Profit/Loss
39 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The roster lists 39 members of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Larry Lee. Men’s baseball plays in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%.

Financially, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s baseball program generated $1,914,252 in revenue and paid out $1,914,252 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Basketball

$0 Net Profit/Loss
21 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

The team has 21 members of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. The head coach is Mike DeGeorge. Men’s basketball plays in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 951 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.

Financially, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s basketball program brought in $2,537,259 in revenue and paid out $2,537,259 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Basketball

$0 Net Profit/Loss
30 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

The team has 30 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Shanele Stires. Women’s basketball is part of Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%.

When it comes to the budget, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s basketball program made $2,109,008 in revenue and spent $2,109,008 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Beach Volleyball

$0 Net Profit/Loss
44 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 44 athletes on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s beach volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Todd Rogers. Women’s beach volleyball competes in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000.

When it comes to the budget, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s beach volleyball program generated $1,450,529 in revenue and spent $1,450,529 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Football

$0 Net Profit/Loss
145 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

There are 145 members of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s football team, led by 1 head coach and 18 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Tim Skipper. Men’s football plays in FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 955 and a Graduation Success Rate of 84%.

When it comes to the budget, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s football program generated $7,367,131 in revenue and paid out $7,367,131 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Golf

$443,800 Net Profit/Loss
11 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

The team has 11 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Philip Rowe. Men’s golf competes in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%.

Financially, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s golf program made $1,278,272 in revenue and paid out $834,472 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $443,800.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Golf

$0 Net Profit/Loss
7 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 7 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Courtney Roberts. Women’s golf is part of Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%.

When it comes to the budget, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s golf program made $737,705 in revenue and spent $737,705 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Soccer

$0 Net Profit/Loss
38 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

The roster lists 38 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Oige Kennedy. Men’s soccer competes in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s soccer program made $1,034,540 in revenue and paid out $1,034,540 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Soccer

$0 Net Profit/Loss
46 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

There are 46 athletes on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The head coach is Bernardo Silva. Women’s soccer competes in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s soccer program brought in $1,263,839 in revenue and paid out $1,263,839 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Softball

$0 Net Profit/Loss
23 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

There are 23 members of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s softball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Jenny Condon. Women’s softball competes in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s softball program generated $1,037,810 in revenue and spent $1,037,810 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Swimming

$0 Net Profit/Loss
32 Team Members

The team has 32 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s swimming team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s swimming program generated $330,421 in revenue and spent $330,421 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Swimming

$0 Net Profit/Loss
29 Team Members

The roster lists 29 members of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s swimming team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s swimming program made $282,025 in revenue and spent $282,025 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Tennis

$0 Net Profit/Loss
11 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

The roster lists 11 athletes on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Nick Carless. Men’s tennis competes in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s tennis program generated $665,528 in revenue and spent $665,528 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Tennis

$0 Net Profit/Loss
12 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 12 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Ellie Williams. Women’s tennis plays in Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s tennis program generated $727,701 in revenue and spent $727,701 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Track & Field & Cross Country

$0 Net Profit/Loss
98 Team Members

There are 98 members of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches.

Financially, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s track & field & cross country program made $818,589 in revenue and paid out $818,589 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Track & Field & Cross Country

$125,304 Net Profit/Loss
138 Team Members

There are 138 athletes on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s track & field & cross country program brought in $1,193,693 in revenue and paid out $1,068,389 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $125,304.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Volleyball

$0 Net Profit/Loss
27 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

There are 27 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Caroline Walters. Women’s volleyball is part of Division I as a member of Big West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s volleyball program generated $1,245,977 in revenue and paid out $1,245,977 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Men’s Wrestling

$0 Net Profit/Loss
35 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

There are 35 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s wrestling team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Jon Sioredas. Men’s wrestling is part of Division I as a member of Pac-12 Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%.

On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s wrestling program brought in $1,053,458 in revenue and paid out $1,053,458 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.

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