by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Grand Valley State University sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school. GVSU competes in NCAA Division II with football and is a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
There are 943 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 566 of whom are men and 377 are women. Athletic scholarships are offered at GVSU and the average award is approximately $6,088 per athlete. Divided by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $3,161,388 and women’s totaled $2,579,885.
At 18 head coaches at GVSU, 8 of whom lead men’s teams and 10 of whom lead women’s teams. In terms of compensation, the men’s team head coaches earn about $114,245 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $95,487.
The head coaches are supported by 84 assistant coaches at GVSU, 45 working with men’s teams and 39 supporting women’s teams. These assistants earn about $51,894 per year on the men’s side and $38,367 on the women’s side.
Based on the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, GVSU generated $22,242,665 in total athletics revenue and $21,573,246 in total expenses.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include GVSU 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.
The team has 42 athletes on the GVSU men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Jordan Keur. Men’s baseball is part of Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the GVSU men’s baseball program generated $779,259 in revenue and paid out $767,690 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $11,569.
The roster lists 17 members of the GVSU men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Cornell Mann. Men’s basketball is part of Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Financially, the GVSU men’s basketball program generated $1,010,408 in revenue and spent $994,914 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $15,494.
The team has 21 athletes on the GVSU women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Mike Williams. Women’s basketball is part of Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the GVSU women’s basketball program brought in $1,352,853 in revenue and spent $1,329,126 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $23,727.
The team has 141 players on the GVSU men’s football team, led by 1 head coach and 11 assistant coaches. The head coach is Scott Wooster. Men’s football is part of Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Financially, the GVSU men’s football program generated $3,850,676 in revenue and spent $3,309,949 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $540,727.
The roster lists 10 members of the GVSU men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Gareth Lappin. Men’s golf competes in Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the GVSU men’s golf program brought in $378,744 in revenue and paid out $375,513 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $3,231.
The team has 9 athletes on the GVSU women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Rebecca Mailloux. Women’s golf competes in Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
On the money side of things, the GVSU women’s golf program brought in $539,633 in revenue and spent $539,632 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $1.
There are 31 players on the GVSU women’s lacrosse team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Dominique Hamman. Women’s lacrosse plays in Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Financially, the GVSU women’s lacrosse program brought in $754,175 in revenue and paid out $754,175 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 30 players on the GVSU women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Katelyn Longino. Women’s soccer plays in Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
On the money side of things, the GVSU women’s soccer program made $1,324,484 in revenue and spent $1,223,283 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $101,201.
The team has 21 members of the GVSU women’s softball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Dana Callihan. Women’s softball is part of Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the GVSU women’s softball program generated $596,025 in revenue and spent $582,689 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $13,336.
The team has 35 players on the GVSU men’s swimming & diving team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the GVSU men’s swimming & diving program generated $493,382 in revenue and spent $493,382 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 35 members of the GVSU women’s swimming & diving team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Financially, the GVSU women’s swimming & diving program made $510,799 in revenue and paid out $510,799 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 9 players on the GVSU men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Samantha Barr. Men’s tennis competes in Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Financially, the GVSU men’s tennis program generated $323,046 in revenue and paid out $321,663 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $1,383.
The team has 10 athletes on the GVSU women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Samantha Barr. Women’s tennis is part of Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
On the money side of things, the GVSU women’s tennis program brought in $340,264 in revenue and spent $338,703 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $1,561.
The roster lists 271 players on the GVSU men’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 16 assistant coaches.
Financially, the GVSU men’s track & field & cross country program generated $1,549,444 in revenue and paid out $1,518,238 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $31,206.
There are 180 athletes on the GVSU women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 16 assistant coaches.
Financially, the GVSU women’s track & field & cross country program made $1,176,811 in revenue and spent $1,156,007 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $20,804.
The roster lists 18 players on the GVSU women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Jason Johnson. Women’s volleyball is part of Division II as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
On the money side of things, the GVSU women’s volleyball program made $766,612 in revenue and spent $693,246 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $73,366.
The roster lists 41 players on the GVSU men’s wrestling team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. The head coach is Richard Boudro. Men’s wrestling competes in Division II as a member of Independent.
When it comes to the budget, the GVSU men’s wrestling program generated $550,253 in revenue and paid out $539,845 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $10,408.
The team has 22 players on the GVSU women’s wrestling team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Jake Short. Women’s wrestling plays in Division II as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the GVSU women’s wrestling program made $428,674 in revenue and spent $412,942 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $15,732.
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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