by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Grambling State University, 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 competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Southwestern Athletic Conference schools.
There are 478 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 269 men and 209 women. Sports-related student aid is available at GSU and the average award is around $6,226 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $6,179 of sports aid and women received about $6,286.
Of the 11 head coaches at GSU, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $67,745 and men’s team head coaches make about $183,900 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of GSU sports, there are 15 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 9 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $77,571 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $72,417 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
GSU sports teams made $11,899,236 in revenue, but they did have to spend $11,899,236 for expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 GSU.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at GSU, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 38-member men’s baseball team at GSU is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 948.
The baseball program at GSU made $360,440 in revenue and spend $565,873 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-205,433 to be exact.
The GSU women’s basketball team is made up of 18 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 942.
GSU brought in $895,989 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $895,989 in expenses. 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 6 members on the GSU women’s bowling team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team’s academic progress rate of 915 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the GSU bowling program brought home $200,000 in revenue and paid out $144,600 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $55,400 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 132-player men’s football team at GSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 11 assistant coaches. In terms of how well they perform in the classroom, the team has an academic progress rate of 937.
The GSU football program paid out $4,687,146 in expenses while making $4,821,778 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $134,632 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 29 players of the GSU women’s soccer team. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 948.
The women’s soccer program at GSU made $442,000 in revenue and spent $441,684 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $316 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 28 players of the GSU women’s softball team. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 937.
On the money side of things, the GSU women’s softball program brought home $500,000 in revenue and paid out $537,637 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-37,637 to be exact.
The GSU women’s tennis team is made up of 9 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 969.
On the money side of things, the GSU women’s tennis program brought home $234,616 in revenue and paid out $251,718 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-17,102.
The GSU men’s track and field team is made up of 80 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The men’s track and field program at GSU made $340,737 in revenue and spent $363,247 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-22,510 to be exact.
The 99-player women’s track and field team at GSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at GSU made $389,180 in revenue and spent $389,180 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The GSU women’s volleyball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team’s academic progress rate of 944 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The GSU women’s volleyball program paid out $430,290 in expenses while making $500,000 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $69,710 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
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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