by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the The University of West Florida athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
As a proud member of the Gulf South Conference conference, UWF contends with other NCAA Division II with football schools.
There are 370 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 227 men and 143 women. On average, these students receive around $7,931 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $7,380 of sports aid and women received about $8,807.
Of the 15 head coaches at UWF, 7 are leaders of men’s teams and 8 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $64,714 and men’s team head coaches make about $92,180 each year.
The head coaches of UWF sports are supported by 12 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 21 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $41,475 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $30,269 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at UWF brought home $11,180,672 in revenue while shelling out $11,017,365 in expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $163,307, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
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 UWF.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list when applicable. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 35-player men’s baseball team at UWF is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The baseball program at UWF made $582,266 in revenue and spend $609,341 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-27,075.
The 15 players of the UWF women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UWF women’s basketball program brought home $541,868 in revenue and paid out $575,544 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-33,676.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the UWF men’s cross country team.
On the money side of things, the UWF men’s cross country program brought home $113,710 in revenue and paid out $100,777 in total expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $12,933 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The UWF women’s cross country team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UWF women’s cross country program paid out $135,712 in expenses and made $151,562 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $15,850 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 118 players of the UWF men’s football team are led by a head coach and 12 assistant coaches.
UWF brought in $2,387,202 in revenue from its football program while paying out $2,048,195 in expenses. This equates to a net profit of $339,007 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 5 players of the UWF men’s golf team.
The UWF men’s golf program paid out $258,596 in expenses while making $252,285 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-6,311.
The UWF women’s golf team is made up of 8 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
UWF brought in $244,161 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $262,345 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-18,184 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 31 players of the UWF men’s soccer team.
On the money side of things, the UWF men’s soccer program brought home $381,821 in revenue and paid out $380,821 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $1,000 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The UWF women’s soccer team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
UWF brought in $434,554 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $482,927 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-48,373.
There are 22 players on the UWF women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UWF women’s softball program brought home $415,936 in revenue and paid out $447,194 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-31,258 to be exact.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 29 players of the UWF women’s swimming and diving team.
On the money side of things, the UWF women’s swimming and diving program brought home $325,706 in revenue and paid out $364,131 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-38,425 to be exact.
The UWF men’s tennis team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the UWF men’s tennis program paid out $236,041 in expenses and made $252,615 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $16,574 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 11 players on the UWF women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UWF women’s tennis program paid out $216,079 in expenses while making $232,293 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $16,214 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 20 players of the UWF women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UWF women’s volleyball program paid out $456,147 in expenses while making $413,295 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-42,852.
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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