by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Northern 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.
NSU competes in the NCAA Division II with football , and is one of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schools.
A total number of 523 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 340 of whom are male and 183 are female. They receive, on average, about $3,324 in sports-related student aid to attend NSU. On average, the school gave males around $3,335 of sports aid and women received about $3,304.
There are 11 head coaches at NSU, 5 of whom lead men’s teams and 6 of whom head up women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $80,334, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $71,361 per year.
There are also 30 assitant coaches of sports at NSU. That breaks down to 19 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 $42,761 while the ones for men’s team make about $38,998 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at NSU brought home $7,566,198 in revenue while shelling out $7,425,300 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $140,898, 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 NSU.
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. 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 59-player men’s baseball team at NSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The NSU baseball program paid out $437,857 in expenses while making $434,997 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-2,860.
The 15 players of the NSU women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at NSU made $488,888 in revenue and spent $500,658 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-11,770.
There are 134 players on the NSU men’s football team, and they are led by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the NSU football program brought home $1,626,065 in revenue and paid out $1,699,638 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-73,573 to be exact.
There are 30 players on the NSU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The NSU women’s soccer program paid out $353,572 in expenses while making $367,209 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $13,637 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The NSU women’s softball team is made up of 16 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the NSU women’s softball program paid out $253,253 in expenses and made $251,323 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-1,930.
The 22 players of the NSU women’s swimming team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the NSU women’s swimming program brought home $221,834 in revenue and paid out $212,032 in total expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $9,802 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 96-player men’s track and field team at NSU is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
NSU brought in $325,246 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $262,587 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $62,659 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The NSU women’s track and field team is made up of 81 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the NSU women’s track and field program paid out $277,323 in expenses and made $263,411 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-13,912 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 19 players of the NSU women’s volleyball team.
In terms of financials, the NSU women’s volleyball program paid out $441,206 in expenses and made $462,077 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $20,871 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 34 players on the NSU men’s wrestling team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the NSU wrestling program paid out $493,079 in expenses and made $513,430 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $20,351 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Northern 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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