by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the University of Alaska Fairbanks sports programs, including information about the teams and their performance. UAF competes in NCAA Division II without football and is a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
A total number of 155 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 78 of whom are male and 77 are women. Student athletes can receive financial aid at UAF and the average award is around $12,144 per athlete. Divided by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $973,211 and women’s totaled $781,530.
There are 10 head coaches at UAF, 4 of whom lead men’s teams and 5 of whom lead women’s teams. On average, the men’s team head coaches earn about $135,027 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $81,141.
In addition, there are 17 assistant coaches at UAF, 9 assigned to men’s teams and 7 supporting women’s teams. These assistants earn about $75,348 per year on the men’s side and $57,632 on the women’s side.
As reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, UAF brought in $8,951,132 in total athletics revenue and $8,827,108 in total expenses.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include UAF data from our Best Schools for a Sport lists, when applicable. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics.
The roster lists 15 members of the UAF men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Frank Ostanik. Men’s basketball plays in Division II as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
On the money side of things, the UAF men’s basketball program made $713,928 in revenue and spent $647,058 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $66,870.
The roster lists 14 members of the UAF women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Michael Ricks. Women’s basketball plays in Division II as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Financially, the UAF women’s basketball program made $691,743 in revenue and paid out $680,436 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $11,307.
The team has 20 athletes on the UAF men’s cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Conrad Haber. Men’s cross country plays in Division II as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
On the money side of things, the UAF men’s cross country program generated $157,375 in revenue and paid out $152,242 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $5,133.
The team has 17 athletes on the UAF women’s cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Conrad Haber. Women’s cross country plays in Division II as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the UAF women’s cross country program made $190,072 in revenue and spent $184,939 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $5,133.
The roster lists 31 players on the UAF men’s ice hockey team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Erik Largen. Men’s ice hockey plays in Division I as a member of Independent. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%.
On the money side of things, the UAF men’s ice hockey program brought in $2,768,937 in revenue and paid out $2,768,937 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
There are 9 players on the UAF men’s skiing team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Benjamin Buck (Nordic) (Interim). Men’s skiing is part of Division II as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Financially, the UAF men’s skiing program generated $351,614 in revenue and spent $351,614 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 8 members of the UAF women’s skiing team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Benjamin Buck (Nordic) (Interim). Women’s skiing competes in Division II as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
When it comes to the budget, the UAF women’s skiing program generated $262,696 in revenue and paid out $262,696 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 14 members of the UAF women’s swimming team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Ksenia Gromova. Women’s swimming is part of Division II as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
On the money side of things, the UAF women’s swimming program made $585,983 in revenue and spent $566,344 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $19,639.
There are 18 players on the UAF women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Brian Scott. Women’s volleyball plays in Division II as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Financially, the UAF women’s volleyball program made $697,526 in revenue and paid out $690,313 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $7,213.
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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