by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Colorado School of Mines 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.
Mines competes in the NCAA Division II with football , and is one of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schools.
A total number of 620 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 423 of whom are male and 197 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at Mines and the average award is around $7,481 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $7,136 and the average awarded to women is $8,222.
There are 18 head coaches at Mines, 10 of whom lead men’s teams and 8 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $76,743 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $69,316.
The head coaches of Mines sports are supported by 15 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 31 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $24,138 while the ones for men’s team make about $31,505 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Mines sports teams made $12,073,180 in revenue, but they did have to spend $12,073,180 for expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
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 Mines.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 38 players of the Mines men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Mines baseball program brought home $733,113 in revenue and paid out $710,919 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $22,194 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 12 players of the Mines women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
Mines brought in $674,689 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $662,753 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $11,936 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 33-player men’s cross country team at Mines is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Mines men’s cross country program brought home $281,879 in revenue and paid out $281,879 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 17 players of the Mines women’s cross country team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Mines women’s cross country program paid out $186,252 in expenses and made $186,252 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 133 players of the Mines men’s football team are led by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Mines football program paid out $2,450,288 in expenses and made $2,595,775 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $145,487 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the Mines men’s golf team.
Mines brought in $271,887 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $237,511 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $34,376 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 50 players on the Mines men’s indoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Mines men’s indoor track program brought home $161,820 in revenue and paid out $158,118 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $3,702 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 37 players of the Mines women’s indoor track team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Mines brought in $172,771 in revenue from its women’s indoor track program while paying out $170,031 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $2,740 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The Mines men’s outdoor track team is made up of 48 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Mines brought in $158,925 in revenue from its men’s outdoor track program while paying out $155,370 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $3,555 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 34 players of the Mines women’s outdoor track team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s outdoor track program at Mines made $168,428 in revenue and spent $165,910 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $2,518 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 32-player men’s soccer team at Mines is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Mines men’s soccer program paid out $592,640 in expenses while making $603,849 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $11,209 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 33 players on the Mines women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Mines women’s soccer program paid out $640,318 in expenses and made $653,193 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $12,875 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The Mines women’s softball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The Mines women’s softball program paid out $474,429 in expenses while making $474,429 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 27 players on the Mines men’s swimming team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Mines men’s swimming program paid out $150,673 in expenses while making $176,152 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $25,479 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 21 players of the Mines women’s swimming team.
The women’s swimming program at Mines made $161,349 in revenue and spent $141,532 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $19,817 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 23 players of the Mines women’s volleyball team.
On the money side of things, the Mines women’s volleyball program brought home $725,342 in revenue and paid out $715,597 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $9,745 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 36 players on the Mines men’s wrestling team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Mines wrestling program paid out $482,093 in expenses and made $528,756 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $46,663 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
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.