by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Duke University 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.
Duke competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Atlantic Coast Conference schools.
There are 869 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 494 men and 375 women. On average, these students receive around $29,282 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $26,481 and women received an average of $32,971.
Of the 23 head coaches at Duke, 11 are leaders of men’s teams and 12 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $242,929 and men’s team head coaches make about $1,227,529 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of Duke sports, there are 36 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 31 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $89,194 while the ones for men’s team make about $244,621 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at Duke brought home $150,517,681 in revenue while shelling out $148,026,188 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $2,491,493. 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 Duke.
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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 46 players on the Duke men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than baseball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 994 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Duke baseball program paid out $3,813,613 in expenses while making $2,031,099 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-1,782,514.
The 13-player women’s basketball team at Duke is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 973 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the Duke women’s basketball program paid out $7,037,561 in expenses and made $2,643,254 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-4,394,307.
The 22-member men’s fencing team at Duke is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Duke men’s fencing program paid out $541,016 in expenses while making $78,614 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-462,402.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 members of the Duke women’s fencing team. The team members do well in the classroom, too, as seen by the team’s perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The women’s fencing program at Duke made $812,314 in revenue and spent $908,220 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-95,906.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 20 players of the Duke women’s field hockey team. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 996.
On the money side of things, the Duke women’s field hockey program brought home $1,926,625 in revenue and paid out $1,827,008 in total expenses. This equates to a net profit of $99,617 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
There are 119 players on the Duke men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than football, too. Their great academic progress rate of 986 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Duke football program paid out $38,277,925 in expenses while making $64,725,236 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $26,447,311 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 10-member men’s golf team at Duke is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
Duke brought in $791,801 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $993,492 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-201,691.
The 7-member women’s golf team at Duke is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 990 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The women’s golf program at Duke made $978,861 in revenue and spent $1,085,233 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-106,372.
There are 57 players on the Duke men’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than lacrosse, too. Their great academic progress rate of 998 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Duke men’s lacrosse program paid out $3,035,818 in expenses while making $2,949,172 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-86,646.
There are 40 players on the Duke women’s lacrosse team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 996.
On the money side of things, the Duke women’s lacrosse program brought home $1,907,546 in revenue and paid out $2,289,544 in total expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-381,998.
The Duke women’s rowing team is made up of 54 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than rowing on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 994.
On the money side of things, the Duke women’s rowing program brought home $3,056,027 in revenue and paid out $3,171,835 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-115,808.
The 30-player men’s soccer team at Duke is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The Duke men’s soccer program paid out $1,767,271 in expenses while making $1,659,278 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-107,993.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the Duke women’s soccer team. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 1000 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Duke women’s soccer program paid out $2,155,584 in expenses and made $2,382,842 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $227,258 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 26 players of the Duke women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 978, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Duke women’s softball program paid out $2,298,608 in expenses while making $2,020,608 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-278,000.
There are 29 players on the Duke men’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Duke men’s swimming and diving program paid out $799,003 in expenses and made $179,578 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-619,425.
The 32 players of the Duke women’s swimming and diving team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s swimming and diving program at Duke made $2,129,622 in revenue and spent $2,051,855 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $77,767 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 11 players of the Duke men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 990 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The men’s tennis program at Duke made $786,738 in revenue and spent $1,098,740 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-312,002.
The 8 players of the Duke women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s tennis program at Duke made $1,287,727 in revenue and spent $1,516,019 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-228,292.
The Duke men’s track and field team is made up of 127 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at Duke made $1,684,907 in revenue and spent $1,818,634 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-133,727 to be exact.
There are 114 players on the Duke women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Duke brought in $3,023,134 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $2,810,582 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $212,552 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The Duke women’s volleyball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 1000.
Duke brought in $1,856,633 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $1,871,743 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-15,110.
There are 27 players on the Duke men’s wrestling team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 991.
The Duke wrestling program paid out $572,706 in expenses while making $103,824 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-468,882 to be exact.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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