by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne, 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.
As a proud member of the Not applicable conference, PFW contends with other NCAA Division I without football schools.
A total number of 377 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 205 of whom are male and 172 are female. They receive, on average, about $7,268 in sports-related student aid to attend PFW. On average, the school gave males around $6,113 of sports aid and women received about $8,644.
There are 16 head coaches at PFW, 8 of whom lead men’s teams and 8 of whom head up women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $51,536 and men’s team head coaches make about $72,530 each year.
There are also 24 assitant coaches of sports at PFW. That breaks down to 12 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 12 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $38,805 and the average for those who coach men’s is $30,425. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, PFW collected $13,062,826 in revenue and paid out $13,062,826 in 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 PFW.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The PFW men’s baseball team is made up of 36 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the PFW baseball program paid out $555,493 in expenses and made $568,424 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $12,931 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The PFW women’s basketball team is made up of 20 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
PFW brought in $1,180,783 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $1,115,455 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $65,328 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 13 players of the PFW men’s golf team.
The men’s golf program at PFW made $259,973 in revenue and spent $247,939 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $12,034 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 9 players of the PFW women’s golf team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the PFW women’s golf program paid out $187,523 in expenses and made $149,108 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-38,415.
There are 31 players on the PFW men’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the PFW men’s soccer program brought home $486,878 in revenue and paid out $486,878 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The PFW women’s soccer team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
PFW brought in $559,197 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $522,858 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $36,339 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 21 players of the PFW women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s softball program at PFW made $511,738 in revenue and spend $487,874 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $23,864 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 92 players on the PFW men’s track and field team, and they are led by 3 head coaches and 3 assistant coaches. The PFW men’s track and field team is made up of 92 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the PFW men’s track and field program paid out $362,158 in expenses and made $389,670 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $27,512 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The PFW women’s track and field team is made up of 76 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by 3 head coaches and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 76 players of the PFW women’s track and field team.
PFW brought in $479,888 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $459,617 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $20,271 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 18 players of the PFW men’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the PFW men’s volleyball program paid out $427,219 in expenses and made $462,807 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $35,588 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 players of the PFW women’s volleyball team.
On the money side of things, the PFW women’s volleyball program brought home $562,048 in revenue and paid out $544,454 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $17,594 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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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