by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Fort Hays State University athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
As a proud member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference, FHSU contends with other NCAA Division II with football schools.
A total number of 578 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 377 of whom are male and 201 are female. On average, these students receive around $4,343 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $4,049 and the average awarded to women is $4,895.
The sports at FHSU are led by 14 head coaches, 7 of whom coach male teams and 7 of whom spearhead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $75,973 and men’s team head coaches make about $96,336 each year.
There are also 15 assitant coaches of sports at FHSU. That breaks down to 10 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 5 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $55,462 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $38,966 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
FHSU sports teams made $8,700,816 in revenue, but they did have to spend $8,663,812 for expenses. This means the team turned a profit of $37,004, which is great since many schools have to declare 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 FHSU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at FHSU, 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
There are 40 players on the FHSU men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The FHSU baseball program paid out $357,937 in expenses while making $347,374 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-10,563.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 14 players of the FHSU women’s basketball team.
The women’s basketball program at FHSU made $577,926 in revenue and spent $493,908 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $84,018 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 133 players of the FHSU men’s football team.
The FHSU football program paid out $1,818,855 in expenses while making $1,755,976 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-62,879.
There are 10 players on the FHSU men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the FHSU men’s golf program paid out $116,502 in expenses and made $116,502 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.
The 7-member women’s golf team at FHSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the FHSU women’s golf program paid out $87,213 in expenses and made $84,213 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-3,000.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 35 players of the FHSU men’s soccer team.
On the money side of things, the FHSU men’s soccer program brought home $398,178 in revenue and paid out $398,625 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-447 to be exact.
There are 26 players on the FHSU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
FHSU brought in $379,064 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $381,280 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,216.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 21 players of the FHSU women’s softball team.
On the money side of things, the FHSU women’s softball program brought home $306,910 in revenue and paid out $310,555 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-3,645 to be exact.
The 10-member women’s tennis team at FHSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s tennis program at FHSU made $160,667 in revenue and spent $164,312 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-3,645.
There are 115 players on the FHSU men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The men’s track and field program at FHSU made $383,054 in revenue and spent $390,554 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-7,500.
There are 108 players on the FHSU women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
FHSU brought in $243,167 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $263,467 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-20,300.
There are 15 players on the FHSU women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
FHSU brought in $311,643 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $312,643 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-1,000 to be exact.
The 29 players of the FHSU men’s wrestling team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the FHSU wrestling program paid out $265,658 in expenses and made $250,134 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-15,524.
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.
Image Credit: By Sesamehoneytart under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.