by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Tennessee State University be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
Tennessee State University is in the Ohio Valley Conference conference and faces off against other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
A total number of 311 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 199 of whom are male and 112 are female. They receive, on average, about $10,033 in sports-related student aid to attend Tennessee State University. On average, the school gave males around $10,959 of sports aid and women received about $8,388.
Of the 11 head coaches at Tennessee State University, 5 are leaders of men’s teams and 6 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $226,630 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $87,723.
In addition to the head coaches of Tennessee State University sports, there are 16 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 9 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $44,043 while the ones for men’s team make about $84,861 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Tennessee State University sports teams made $15,883,558 in revenue, but they did have to spend $15,883,558 for expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
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 Tennessee State University.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Tennessee State University, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the Tennessee State University men’s basketball team. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 955.
Tennessee State University brought in $1,420,251 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $1,420,251 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 15-player women’s basketball team at Tennessee State University is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 976 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the Tennessee State University women’s basketball program brought home $1,060,983 in revenue and paid out $1,060,983 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 112-player men’s football team at Tennessee State University is kept in shape by one head coach and 10 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 947.
On the money side of things, the Tennessee State University football program brought home $6,342,092 in revenue and paid out $6,342,092 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 8-member men’s golf team at Tennessee State University is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 963.
In terms of financials, the Tennessee State University men’s golf program paid out $124,138 in expenses and made $124,138 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The Tennessee State University women’s golf team is made up of 5 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The Tennessee State University women’s golf program paid out $145,458 in expenses while making $145,458 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 21 players of the Tennessee State University women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 983.
In terms of financials, the Tennessee State University women’s softball program paid out $317,122 in expenses and made $317,122 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 6 players of the Tennessee State University men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 982 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The men’s tennis program at Tennessee State University made $209,909 in revenue and spent $209,909 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The Tennessee State University women’s tennis team is made up of 5 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 982.
The women’s tennis program at Tennessee State University made $51,592 in revenue and spent $51,592 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 58 players of the Tennessee State University men’s track and field team.
On the money side of things, the Tennessee State University men’s track and field program brought home $150,159 in revenue and paid out $150,159 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 53 players of the Tennessee State University women’s track and field team.
The Tennessee State University women’s track and field program paid out $489,155 in expenses while making $489,155 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 13 players of the Tennessee State University women’s volleyball team. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 975.
The Tennessee State University women’s volleyball program paid out $537,328 in expenses while making $537,328 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
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.
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