by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Luther College 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.
As a proud member of the American Rivers Conference conference, Luther contends with other NCAA Division III with football schools.
A total number of 700 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 422 of whom are male and 278 are female.
There are 17 head coaches at Luther, 9 of whom lead men’s teams and 8 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $65,439 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $55,030.
In addition to the head coaches of Luther sports, there are 32 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 24 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $31,092 and the average for those who coach men’s is $38,731. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Luther sports teams made $4,417,025 in revenue, but they did have to spend $3,908,685 for expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $508,340, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
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 Luther.
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. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 43-player men’s baseball team at Luther is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Luther baseball program paid out $201,598 in expenses while making $225,644 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $24,046 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The Luther women’s basketball team is made up of 22 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
Luther brought in $166,926 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $132,401 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $34,525 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 74-player men’s football team at Luther is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches.
The football program at Luther made $554,140 in revenue and spend $490,441 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $63,699 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 7 players of the Luther men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Luther men’s golf program paid out $42,508 in expenses and made $69,744 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $27,236 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 8 players on the Luther women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Luther women’s golf program brought home $77,119 in revenue and paid out $55,573 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $21,546 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 56 players of the Luther men’s soccer team.
On the money side of things, the Luther men’s soccer program brought home $191,416 in revenue and paid out $178,584 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $12,832 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 30 players on the Luther women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Luther women’s soccer program paid out $133,145 in expenses and made $184,924 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $51,779 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 25 players on the Luther women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Luther women’s softball program paid out $189,419 in expenses and made $202,676 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $13,257 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 24 players on the Luther men’s swimming team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s swimming program at Luther made $127,119 in revenue and spent $160,312 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-33,193 to be exact.
The 39 players of the Luther women’s swimming team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s swimming program at Luther made $114,497 in revenue and spent $78,931 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $35,566 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 17 players on the Luther men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Luther men’s tennis program brought home $104,917 in revenue and paid out $88,934 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $15,983 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 19 players of the Luther women’s tennis team.
On the money side of things, the Luther women’s tennis program brought home $110,026 in revenue and paid out $87,194 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $22,832 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 130-player men’s track and field team at Luther is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Luther brought in $248,895 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $253,182 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-4,287.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 110 players of the Luther women’s track and field team.
Luther brought in $332,689 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $192,981 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $139,708 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the Luther women’s volleyball team.
The Luther women’s volleyball program paid out $138,838 in expenses while making $141,471 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $2,633 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The Luther men’s wrestling team is made up of 41 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Luther wrestling program paid out $317,437 in expenses while making $347,514 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $30,077 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Luther College 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.
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