by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend the Pepperdine 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. Pepperdine competes in NCAA Division I without football and is a member of West Coast Conference.
A total of 390 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 167 of whom are men and 223 are female. Athletic scholarships are offered at Pepperdine and the average award is approximately $27,861 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $4,830,068 and women’s totaled $6,035,743.
At 16 head coaches at Pepperdine, 8 of whom lead men’s teams and 8 of whom head up women’s teams. In terms of compensation, the men’s team head coaches earn about $330,338 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $134,913.
The head coaches are supported by 37 assistant coaches at Pepperdine, 20 assigned to men’s teams and 17 working with women’s teams. These assistants earn about $106,924 per year on the men’s side and $87,978 on the women’s side.
As reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, Pepperdine generated $34,145,327 in total athletics revenue and $34,145,327 in total expenses.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include Pepperdine the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics.
There are 40 players on the Pepperdine men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Tyler LaTorre. Men’s baseball competes in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%.
Financially, the Pepperdine men’s baseball program brought in $2,852,978 in revenue and paid out $2,852,978 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The roster lists 17 players on the Pepperdine men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Vacant. Men’s basketball competes in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 943 and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%.
Financially, the Pepperdine men’s basketball program brought in $5,590,356 in revenue and paid out $5,590,356 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 20 athletes on the Pepperdine women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Katie Faulkner. Women’s basketball plays in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the Pepperdine women’s basketball program brought in $3,548,150 in revenue and spent $3,548,150 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 14 members of the Pepperdine women’s beach volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Marcio Sicoli. Women’s beach volleyball competes in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992.
When it comes to the budget, the Pepperdine women’s beach volleyball program made $1,049,566 in revenue and spent $1,049,566 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The team has 18 members of the Pepperdine men’s cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Lauren Floris. Men’s cross country competes in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990.
Financially, the Pepperdine men’s cross country program generated $263,683 in revenue and paid out $263,683 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The roster lists 8 members of the Pepperdine men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Michael Beard. Men’s golf is part of Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the Pepperdine men’s golf program generated $1,601,015 in revenue and paid out $1,601,015 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 8 players on the Pepperdine women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Laurie Gibbs. Women’s golf competes in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Financially, the Pepperdine women’s golf program generated $1,115,066 in revenue and spent $1,115,066 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The team has 17 athletes on the Pepperdine men’s outdoor track & field team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Pepperdine men’s outdoor track & field program generated $124,279 in revenue and spent $124,279 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 31 athletes on the Pepperdine women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Tim Ward. Women’s soccer competes in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the Pepperdine women’s soccer program generated $2,224,032 in revenue and paid out $2,224,032 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 34 members of the Pepperdine women’s swimming & diving team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the Pepperdine women’s swimming & diving program made $483,419 in revenue and spent $483,419 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
There are 11 players on the Pepperdine men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Adam Schaechterle. Men’s tennis plays in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%.
When it comes to the budget, the Pepperdine men’s tennis program generated $1,543,990 in revenue and spent $1,543,990 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 8 athletes on the Pepperdine women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Tassilo Schmid. Women’s tennis plays in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 968 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the Pepperdine women’s tennis program generated $1,503,443 in revenue and paid out $1,503,443 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 87 athletes on the Pepperdine women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Pepperdine women’s track & field & cross country program generated $386,557 in revenue and spent $386,557 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The roster lists 27 athletes on the Pepperdine men’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Jonathan Winder. Men’s volleyball competes in Division I as a member of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Men’s Volleyball). The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%.
Financially, the Pepperdine men’s volleyball program generated $1,578,564 in revenue and spent $1,578,564 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The roster lists 21 players on the Pepperdine women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Scott Wong. Women’s volleyball is part of Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%.
When it comes to the budget, the Pepperdine women’s volleyball program made $1,889,813 in revenue and paid out $1,889,813 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 29 athletes on the Pepperdine men’s water polo team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Merrill Moses. Men’s water polo plays in Division I as a member of West Coast Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the Pepperdine men’s water polo program generated $1,353,045 in revenue and spent $1,353,045 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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