by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if Troy 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.
TROY competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Sun Belt Conference schools.
There are 440 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 253 men and 187 women. On average, these students receive around $17,132 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $17,955 and the average awarded to women is $16,019.
There are 13 head coaches at TROY, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $378,028 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $138,297.
The head coaches of TROY sports are supported by 14 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 24 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $87,799 while the ones for men’s team make about $236,077 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
TROY sports teams made $29,054,724 in revenue, but they did have to spend $29,054,724 for expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
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 TROY.
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. 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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 38 players of the TROY men’s baseball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 986 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the TROY baseball program paid out $1,361,231 in expenses and made $1,547,704 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $186,473 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The TROY women’s basketball team is made up of 15 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 979.
In terms of financials, the TROY women’s basketball program paid out $1,423,624 in expenses and made $1,578,894 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $155,270 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and 14 assistant coaches train and lead the 121 players of the TROY men’s football team. The team has an academic progress rate of 961, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
On the money side of things, the TROY football program brought home $9,673,170 in revenue and paid out $8,705,292 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $967,878 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 12 players on the TROY men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
In terms of financials, the TROY men’s golf program paid out $283,886 in expenses and made $401,134 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $117,248 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The TROY 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. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The TROY women’s golf program paid out $269,081 in expenses while making $310,820 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $41,739 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 30-player women’s soccer team at TROY is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 970.
TROY brought in $891,767 in revenue from its women’s soccer program while paying out $813,711 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit, making $78,056 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 23-player women’s softball team at TROY is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The TROY women’s softball program paid out $927,560 in expenses while making $987,388 in total revenue. This equates to a net profit of $59,828 for the program. That’s definitely a big plus.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the TROY men’s tennis team. As an interesting note on their academic performance, the team’s APR is 964.
In terms of financials, the TROY men’s tennis program paid out $410,795 in expenses and made $433,986 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $23,191 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
There are 8 players on the TROY women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 975.
The women’s tennis program at TROY made $433,528 in revenue and spent $418,106 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $15,422 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
There are 53 players on the TROY men’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the TROY men’s track and field program paid out $693,317 in expenses and made $634,232 in total revenue. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-59,085.
The 86 players of the TROY women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at TROY made $963,661 in revenue and spent $1,052,290 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-88,629.
The 17-player women’s volleyball team at TROY is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 987, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The TROY women’s volleyball program paid out $748,610 in expenses while making $826,251 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $77,641 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Troy University offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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