by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the McNeese 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.
McNeese is in the Southland Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
A total number of 475 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 282 of whom are male and 193 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at McNeese and the average award is around $8,555 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $8,456 of sports aid and women received about $8,699.
Of the 10 head coaches at McNeese, 4 are leaders of men’s teams and 6 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $74,110 and men’s team head coaches make about $195,394 each year.
There are also 31 assitant coaches of sports at McNeese. That breaks down to 20 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 11 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $30,766 while the ones for men’s team make about $51,811 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
McNeese sports teams made $13,617,072 in revenue, but they did have to spend $13,315,504 for expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $301,568, 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 McNeese.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list 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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The McNeese men’s baseball team is made up of 43 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than baseball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 995 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The baseball program at McNeese made $826,165 in revenue and spend $800,763 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $25,402 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The McNeese women’s basketball team is made up of 16 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 969.
The women’s basketball program at McNeese made $966,136 in revenue and spent $870,029 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $96,107 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The head coach and 12 assistant coaches train and lead the 126 players of the McNeese men’s football team. The team has an academic progress rate of 919, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The football program at McNeese made $3,884,509 in revenue and spend $3,721,430 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $163,079 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
There are 33 players on the McNeese women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 991.
In terms of financials, the McNeese women’s soccer program paid out $571,856 in expenses and made $577,439 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $5,583 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 25 players on the McNeese women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 990 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
McNeese brought in $898,166 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $842,331 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $55,835 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The 8 players of the McNeese women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 976.
McNeese brought in $297,747 in revenue from its women’s tennis program while paying out $289,087 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $8,660 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 96 players of the McNeese men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the McNeese men’s track and field program brought home $541,606 in revenue and paid out $546,891 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-5,285 to be exact.
The 90 players of the McNeese women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
McNeese brought in $617,176 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $589,592 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $27,584 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The McNeese women’s volleyball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team’s academic progress rate of 969 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
In terms of financials, the McNeese women’s volleyball program paid out $459,767 in expenses and made $467,645 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $7,878 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that McNeese State 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.
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