by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Eastern Washington University be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
As a proud member of the Big Sky Conference conference, EWU contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
There are 425 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 232 men and 193 women. They receive, on average, about $10,474 in sports-related student aid to attend EWU. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $10,431 and the average awarded to women is $10,526.
Of the 10 head coaches at EWU, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 6 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $109,007, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $68,558 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of EWU sports, there are 17 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 11 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $53,174 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $38,246 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at EWU brought home $15,915,979 in revenue while shelling out $15,915,979 in expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any 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 EWU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at EWU, including rankings when the school made it to one of 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 players of the EWU men’s basketball 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 980.
The men’s basketball program at EWU made $1,764,581 in revenue and spent $1,764,581 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the EWU women’s basketball team. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 996 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the EWU women’s basketball program paid out $1,286,995 in expenses and made $1,286,995 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 114 players on the EWU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 11 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 963.
EWU brought in $5,355,714 in revenue from its football program while paying out $5,355,714 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The EWU women’s golf team is made up of 6 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 984, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s golf program at EWU made $320,308 in revenue and spent $320,308 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 28 players on the EWU women’s soccer team, and they are led 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.
EWU brought in $742,328 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $742,328 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The EWU men’s tennis team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 984, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The EWU men’s tennis program paid out $331,126 in expenses while making $331,126 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 EWU women’s tennis team is made up of 7 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an 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 1000.
The EWU women’s tennis program paid out $324,581 in expenses while making $324,581 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 90 players on the EWU men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
EWU brought in $610,045 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $610,045 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 116 players of the EWU women’s track and field team.
The EWU women’s track and field program paid out $725,338 in expenses while making $725,338 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 20-player women’s volleyball team at EWU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than volleyball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 986 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the EWU women’s volleyball program paid out $961,237 in expenses and made $961,237 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
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.
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