by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Carnegie Mellon University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Carnegie Mellon competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of University Athletic Association.
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The Carnegie Mellon men’s basketball team carries 18 student athletes.
The Carnegie Mellon women’s basketball team fields 15 athletes.
Between the two teams, Carnegie Mellon fields 33 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Carnegie Mellon sponsors, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is JUstin Simon.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Kathy McConnell-Miller.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Carnegie Mellon men’s basketball program reported $314,145 in revenue against $317,288 in expenses, running a deficit of $3,143. Per athlete, that is about $7,832 in operating expense per athlete, or $140,977 per team.
The Carnegie Mellon women’s basketball program brought in $296,065 in revenue against $283,811 in expenses, a net profit of $12,254. That works out to about $8,016 in operating expense per athlete, or $120,247 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $314,145 to the women’s $296,065 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Carnegie Mellon earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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