by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Governors State University sports programs, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program. GSU is classified as NAIA Division I and is a member of Not applicable.
A total of 302 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 155 of whom are men and 147 are female. Student athletes can receive financial aid at GSU and the average award is approximately $5,620 per athlete. Divided by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $898,138 and women’s totaled $799,146.
At 15 head coaches at GSU, 7 of whom lead men’s teams and 8 of whom head up women’s teams. On average, the men’s team head coaches earn about $48,231 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $34,073.
In addition, there are 29 assistant coaches at GSU, 16 assigned to men’s teams and 13 working with women’s teams. These assistants earn about $16,010 per year on the men’s side and $16,029 on the women’s side.
Based on the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, GSU reported $4,335,245 in total athletics revenue and $4,335,245 in total expenses.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include GSU rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists, when applicable. 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.
There are 15 members of the GSU men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the GSU men’s basketball program brought in $370,637 in revenue and paid out $370,637 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 11 athletes on the GSU women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the GSU women’s basketball program brought in $345,019 in revenue and paid out $345,019 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 11 players on the GSU women’s bowling team, led by 1 head coach.
When it comes to the budget, the GSU women’s bowling program made $185,991 in revenue and paid out $185,991 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 25 members of the GSU men’s cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the GSU men’s cross country program brought in $196,381 in revenue and paid out $196,381 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 25 athletes on the GSU women’s cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the GSU women’s cross country program made $205,841 in revenue and spent $205,841 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The team has 11 members of the GSU men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach.
Financially, the GSU men’s golf program made $139,489 in revenue and paid out $139,489 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 2 members of the GSU women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach.
When it comes to the budget, the GSU women’s golf program brought in $108,871 in revenue and paid out $108,871 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 25 athletes on the GSU men’s indoor track and field team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Financially, the GSU men’s indoor track and field program brought in $128,104 in revenue and spent $128,104 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 30 athletes on the GSU women’s indoor track and field team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Financially, the GSU women’s indoor track and field program generated $12,567 in revenue and spent $12,567 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 26 athletes on the GSU men’s outdoor track & field team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Financially, the GSU men’s outdoor track & field program generated $128,110 in revenue and spent $128,110 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The roster lists 31 players on the GSU women’s outdoor track & field team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Financially, the GSU women’s outdoor track & field program brought in $132,527 in revenue and spent $132,527 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The roster lists 38 players on the GSU men’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the GSU men’s soccer program generated $679,773 in revenue and spent $679,773 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
There are 18 members of the GSU women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach.
Financially, the GSU women’s soccer program brought in $483,873 in revenue and paid out $483,873 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 15 athletes on the GSU men’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the GSU men’s volleyball program generated $309,506 in revenue and paid out $309,506 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 19 players on the GSU women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach.
Financially, the GSU women’s volleyball program made $295,056 in revenue and paid out $295,056 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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