by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen trying to decide if University of Alabama at Birmingham 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.
As a proud member of the Conference USA conference, UAB contends with other NCAA Division I-FBS schools.
There are 490 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 253 men and 237 women. Sports-related student aid is available at UAB and the average award is around $16,212 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $18,275 and the average awarded to women is $14,374.
Of the 16 head coaches at UAB, 6 are leaders of men’s teams, 9 lead women’s teams, and 1 coaches a coed team. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $86,908, men’s team head coaches make about $483,478 each year, and the head coach of the coed teams gets paid $42,565.
There are also 33 assitant coaches of sports at UAB. That breaks down to 19 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 14 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $49,750 and the average for those who coach men’s is $130,153. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, UAB collected $39,515,894 in revenue and paid out $39,515,894 in 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 UAB.
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.
There are 41 players on the UAB men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the UAB baseball program brought home $1,408,765 in revenue and paid out $1,288,785 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $119,980 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the UAB women’s basketball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
UAB brought in $2,237,831 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $2,101,925 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $135,906 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 9 members of the UAB women’s bowling team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team members have more than bowling on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 992.
UAB brought in $287,021 in revenue from its bowling program while paying out $272,144 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $14,877 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 138 players of the UAB men’s football team. The team’s academic progress rate of 942 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
UAB brought in $14,159,598 in revenue from its football program while paying out $14,159,598 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.
There are 12 players on the UAB men’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The UAB men’s golf program paid out $479,143 in expenses while making $512,681 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $33,538 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The UAB women’s golf team is made up of 9 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.
In terms of financials, the UAB women’s golf program paid out $384,915 in expenses and made $399,794 in total revenue. On the plus side, this means that the program made $14,879 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 11 members of the UAB rifle team.
UAB brought in $196,303 in revenue from its rifle program while paying out $181,424 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $14,879 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The UAB men’s soccer team is made up of 36 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a 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 UAB men’s soccer program paid out $852,747 in expenses while making $867,497 in total revenue. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $14,750 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
There are 29 players on the UAB women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 997 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s soccer program at UAB made $974,821 in revenue and spent $932,145 in expenses. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $42,676 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the UAB women’s softball team. The team members have more than softball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 997.
UAB brought in $978,788 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $958,405 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $20,383 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 8-member men’s tennis team at UAB is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. With an excellent academic progress rate of 1000, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the UAB men’s tennis program brought home $369,796 in revenue and paid out $351,483 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $18,313 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 9 players of the UAB women’s tennis team are led 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 1000.
On the money side of things, the UAB women’s tennis program brought home $457,260 in revenue and paid out $442,383 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $14,877 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 100-player women’s track and field team at UAB is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The UAB women’s track and field program paid out $1,082,347 in expenses while making $1,097,225 in total revenue. That is, the program raked in a net profit of $14,878 for the school. Not all college sports teams can say that.
The 17 players of the UAB women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than volleyball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 984.
The women’s volleyball program at UAB made $926,232 in revenue and spent $911,354 in expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $14,878 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.