by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Potomac State College of West Virginia University is right for them, student athletes may want to check out the information on this page about the school’s overall athletics program and the data on the particular sport of interest to them.
WVU Potomac State College is in the Not applicable conference and faces off against other NJCAA Division II schools.
A total number of 177 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 110 of whom are male and 67 are female. On average, these students receive around $1,728 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $1,946 of sports aid and women received about $1,230.
Of the 11 head coaches at WVU Potomac State College, 5 are leaders of men’s teams, 5 lead women’s teams, and 1 coaches a coed team. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $25,846 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $21,818. Also, the coed head coach makes around $38,500 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of WVU Potomac State College sports, there are 3 assistant coaches of men’s teams, 3 assitant coaches of women’s teams, and 1 assistant coach of the coed team. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $64,000 while the ones for men’s team make about $96,000 a year. The assistant coach who coaches the coed team earns about $64,000. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at WVU Potomac State College brought home $1,441,400 in revenue while shelling out $1,173,971 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $267,429. That’s a whole lot better than taking a loss!
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 WVU Potomac State College.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at WVU Potomac State College, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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 head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 40 players of the WVU Potomac State College men’s baseball team.
WVU Potomac State College brought in $215,041 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $200,939 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $14,102 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The WVU Potomac State College women’s basketball team is made up of 14 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the WVU Potomac State College women’s basketball program paid out $87,584 in expenses and made $80,124 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-7,460.
The 5 players of the WVU Potomac State College men’s cross country team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the WVU Potomac State College men’s cross country program paid out $18,163 in expenses and made $17,720 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-443.
There are 3 players on the WVU Potomac State College women’s cross country team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The WVU Potomac State College women’s cross country program paid out $10,635 in expenses while making $11,720 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $1,085 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 15 players of the WVU Potomac State College men’s lacrosse team.
On the money side of things, the WVU Potomac State College men’s lacrosse program brought home $92,822 in revenue and paid out $88,653 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $4,169 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The WVU Potomac State College men’s soccer team is made up of 24 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The men’s soccer program at WVU Potomac State College made $88,031 in revenue and spent $84,959 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $3,072 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The WVU Potomac State College women’s soccer team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s soccer program at WVU Potomac State College made $91,830 in revenue and spent $90,610 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $1,220 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The WVU Potomac State College women’s softball team is made up of 16 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s softball program at WVU Potomac State College made $135,668 in revenue and spend $126,256 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $9,412 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 12 players of the WVU Potomac State College women’s volleyball team.
WVU Potomac State College brought in $51,140 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $65,325 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-14,185 to be exact.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
