by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Northwestern-St Paul, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Northwestern is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Northwestern men’s basketball team carries 20 athletes.
The Northwestern women’s basketball team lists 16 players.
Between the two teams, Northwestern carries 36 basketball athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Northwestern reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Vacant.
The women’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Aaron Kahl.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwestern men’s basketball program reported $98,231 in revenue against $92,231 in expenses, for a surplus of $6,000. That works out to about $2,261 in operating expense per athlete, or $45,221 per team.
The Northwestern women’s basketball program brought in $90,371 in revenue against $90,371 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,601 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,615 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $98,231 to the women’s $90,371 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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