by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Harding 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.
Harding competes in the NCAA Division II with football , and is one of the Great American Conference schools.
There are 552 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 349 men and 203 women. Sports-related student aid is available at Harding and the average award is around $6,881 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $6,730 of sports aid and women received about $7,142.
Of the 14 head coaches at Harding, 7 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $69,377 and men’s team head coaches make about $93,219 each year.
The head coaches of Harding sports are supported by 4 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 10 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $35,628 while the ones for men’s team make about $57,814 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Harding sports teams made $7,729,084 in revenue, but they did have to spend $7,729,084 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 Harding.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Harding, 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. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
The 44 players of the Harding men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Harding baseball program paid out $513,807 in expenses and made $546,619 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $32,812 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 18 players of the Harding men’s basketball team.
Harding brought in $531,148 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $531,148 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 18-member women’s basketball team at Harding is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s basketball program at Harding made $486,681 in revenue and spent $486,681 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 126 players on the Harding men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
The football program at Harding made $2,271,659 in revenue and spend $2,277,932 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-6,273.
The 12-member men’s golf team at Harding is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Harding men’s golf program brought home $169,967 in revenue and paid out $169,967 in total 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 9-member women’s golf team at Harding is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Harding women’s golf program brought home $156,706 in revenue and paid out $156,706 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 31-member men’s soccer team at Harding is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Harding men’s soccer program paid out $297,732 in expenses and made $269,013 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-28,719 to be exact.
The 28 players of the Harding women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
Harding brought in $356,576 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $346,692 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $9,884 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 24 players of the Harding women’s softball team.
The women’s softball program at Harding made $411,251 in revenue and spend $427,512 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-16,261.
The 16-member men’s tennis team at Harding is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s tennis program at Harding made $168,852 in revenue and spent $168,852 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 12 players on the Harding women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Harding women’s tennis program brought home $174,725 in revenue and paid out $174,225 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $500 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 102-member men’s track and field team at Harding is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The Harding men’s track and field program paid out $497,741 in expenses while making $499,921 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $2,180 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 94 players of the Harding women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
Harding brought in $500,546 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $499,923 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $623 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 18-member women’s volleyball team at Harding is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Harding women’s volleyball program paid out $375,503 in expenses and made $380,757 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $5,254 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Harding University offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
