by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Rice 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. Rice plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS and is a member of American Conference.
A total number of 485 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 286 of whom are male and 199 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at Rice and the average amount is about $41,166 per athlete. Divided by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $12,535,937 and women’s totaled $7,429,458.
There are 12 head coaches at Rice, 6 of whom coach men’s teams and 6 of whom lead women’s teams. In terms of compensation, the men’s team head coaches earn about $369,624 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $189,705.
In addition, there are 41 assistant coaches at Rice, 23 working with men’s teams and 18 assigned to women’s teams. They make about $165,311 per year on the men’s side and $71,895 on the women’s side.
As reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, Rice reported $70,408,131 in total athletics revenue and $70,408,131 in total expenses.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include Rice rankings when the school made it to one of 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.
The team has 42 members of the Rice men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is David Pierce. Men’s baseball is part of Division I as a member of American Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%.
When it comes to the budget, the Rice men’s baseball program brought in $3,441,269 in revenue and paid out $3,441,269 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 16 players on the Rice men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. The head coach is Rob Lanier. Men’s basketball plays in Division I as a member of American Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%.
Financially, the Rice men’s basketball program made $5,021,145 in revenue and paid out $5,021,145 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 15 members of the Rice women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Lindsay Edmonds. Women’s basketball plays in Division I as a member of American Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the Rice women’s basketball program made $4,326,108 in revenue and spent $4,326,108 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 123 members of the Rice men’s football team, led by 1 head coach and 10 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Scott Abell. Men’s football is part of FBS as a member of American Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%.
When it comes to the budget, the Rice men’s football program made $19,591,289 in revenue and paid out $19,591,289 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 10 members of the Rice men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Justin Emil. Men’s golf competes in Division I as a member of American Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the Rice men’s golf program made $981,793 in revenue and paid out $981,793 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 31 members of the Rice women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Brian Lee. Women’s soccer competes in Division I as a member of American Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the Rice women’s soccer program generated $2,110,252 in revenue and spent $2,110,252 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 27 athletes on the Rice women’s swimming & diving team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
Financially, the Rice women’s swimming & diving program generated $1,782,741 in revenue and spent $1,782,741 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 11 players on the Rice men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Efe Ustundag. Men’s tennis competes in Division I as a member of American Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%.
On the money side of things, the Rice men’s tennis program made $1,018,575 in revenue and paid out $1,018,575 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 9 athletes on the Rice women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Elizabeth Schmidt. Women’s tennis is part of Division I as a member of American Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the Rice women’s tennis program brought in $1,329,711 in revenue and spent $1,329,711 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 84 players on the Rice men’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Financially, the Rice men’s track & field & cross country program brought in $1,715,557 in revenue and paid out $1,715,557 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
There are 101 members of the Rice women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Rice women’s track & field & cross country program generated $2,464,709 in revenue and paid out $2,464,709 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The roster lists 16 players on the Rice women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Genny Volpe. Women’s volleyball plays in Division I as a member of American Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the Rice women’s volleyball program brought in $2,099,601 in revenue and paid out $2,099,601 in expenses. That means the program essentially 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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