by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Outdoor Track & Field at Purdue University Northwest, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Purdue Northwest is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Purdue Northwest men’s outdoor track & field team lists 56 athletes.
The Purdue Northwest women’s outdoor track & field team carries 31 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Purdue Northwest carries 87 outdoor track & field athletes — 56 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Purdue Northwest sponsors, outdoor track & field sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 7 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 7 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 7.
Among the school’s 11 sports, outdoor track & field sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Purdue Northwest men’s outdoor track & field program generated $149,225 in revenue against $149,225 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $701 in operating expense per athlete, or $39,261 per team.
The Purdue Northwest women’s outdoor track & field program brought in $113,144 in revenue against $113,144 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,267 in operating expense per athlete, or $39,292 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $149,225 to the women’s $113,144 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Purdue Northwest places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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