by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Catholic University of America is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
As a proud member of the New England Women’s & Men’s Athletic Conference conference, CUA contends with other NCAA Division III with football schools.
There are 821 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 465 men and 356 women.
Of the 21 head coaches at CUA, 10 are leaders of men’s teams and 11 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $86,631 and men’s team head coaches make about $101,080 each year.
There are also 83 assitant coaches of sports at CUA. That breaks down to 46 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 37 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $33,370 while the ones for men’s team make about $38,162 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
CUA sports teams made $5,545,681 in revenue, but they did have to spend $5,044,757 for expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $500,924. That’s a whole lot better than taking a loss!
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 CUA.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at CUA, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 48-player men’s baseball team at CUA is kept in shape by one head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
CUA brought in $318,473 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $260,533 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $57,940 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The CUA women’s basketball team is made up of 23 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at CUA made $305,408 in revenue and spent $274,357 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $31,051 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 30 players of the CUA women’s field hockey team.
On the money side of things, the CUA women’s field hockey program brought home $178,314 in revenue and paid out $174,997 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $3,317 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The CUA men’s football team is made up of 115 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 14 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CUA football program brought home $591,755 in revenue and paid out $575,714 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $16,041 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 11 players on the CUA men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The men’s golf program at CUA made $101,255 in revenue and spent $101,081 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $174 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 8 players of the CUA women’s golf team.
The women’s golf program at CUA made $89,366 in revenue and spent $88,885 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $481 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The CUA men’s lacrosse team is made up of 58 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the CUA men’s lacrosse program paid out $242,235 in expenses and made $272,464 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $30,229 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 40 players on the CUA women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The CUA women’s lacrosse program paid out $217,607 in expenses while making $260,898 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $43,291 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the CUA women’s rowing team.
The CUA women’s rowing program paid out $156,168 in expenses while making $159,906 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $3,738 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The CUA men’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 men’s soccer program at CUA made $164,914 in revenue and spent $154,150 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $10,764 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 29 players of the CUA women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s soccer program at CUA made $177,004 in revenue and spent $175,156 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $1,848 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The CUA women’s softball team is made up of 24 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the CUA women’s softball program brought home $181,988 in revenue and paid out $170,922 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $11,066 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the CUA men’s swimming and diving team.
The men’s swimming and diving program at CUA made $132,935 in revenue and spent $129,446 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $3,489 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 34 players on the CUA women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The CUA women’s swimming and diving program paid out $127,750 in expenses while making $129,996 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $2,246 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 10-member men’s tennis team at CUA is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the CUA men’s tennis program brought home $85,449 in revenue and paid out $80,479 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $4,970 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 17 players of the CUA women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the CUA women’s tennis program brought home $97,858 in revenue and paid out $87,568 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $10,290 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 117 players of the CUA men’s track and field team.
CUA brought in $195,690 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $121,531 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $74,159 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 105 players of the CUA women’s track and field team.
On the money side of things, the CUA women’s track and field program brought home $193,802 in revenue and paid out $119,599 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $74,203 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 players of the CUA women’s volleyball team.
The CUA women’s volleyball program paid out $150,931 in expenses while making $159,785 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $8,854 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Catholic University of America offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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