by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sports programs, including information about the teams and their performance. UIUC competes in NCAA Division I-FBS and is a member of Big Ten Conference.
There are 591 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 328 of whom are male and 263 are women. Athletic scholarships are offered at UIUC and the average award is approximately $25,398 per athlete. Divided by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $8,613,622 and women’s totaled $6,396,796.
There are 17 head coaches at UIUC, 8 of whom lead men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. Pay-wise, the men’s team head coaches earn about $1,931,627 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $484,229.
In addition, there are 76 assistant coaches at UIUC, 40 assigned to men’s teams and 36 working with women’s teams. These assistants earn about $374,763 per year on the men’s side and $112,514 on the women’s side.
According to the latest figures reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, UIUC brought in $174,612,181 in total athletics revenue and $174,612,181 in total expenses.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include UIUC the sport’s ranking on 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.
There are 35 athletes on the UIUC men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Dan Hartleb. Men’s baseball is part of Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%.
On the money side of things, the UIUC men’s baseball program made $622,647 in revenue and paid out $3,765,062 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $3,142,415.
There are 14 athletes on the UIUC men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Brad Underwood. Men’s basketball competes in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 and a Graduation Success Rate of 55%.
On the money side of things, the UIUC men’s basketball program brought in $34,764,436 in revenue and spent $20,565,967 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $14,198,469.
The roster lists 26 players on the UIUC women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Shauna Green. Women’s basketball competes in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%.
When it comes to the budget, the UIUC women’s basketball program made $2,186,498 in revenue and spent $7,258,435 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $5,071,937.
There are 119 members of the UIUC men’s football team, led by 1 head coach and 10 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Bret Bielema. Men’s football is part of FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 973 and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%.
When it comes to the budget, the UIUC men’s football program brought in $87,939,659 in revenue and spent $48,001,399 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $39,938,260.
The team has 7 players on the UIUC men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Mike Small. Men’s golf plays in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the UIUC men’s golf program generated $966,296 in revenue and spent $2,229,868 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $1,263,572.
The roster lists 9 players on the UIUC women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Renee Slone. Women’s golf competes in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the UIUC women’s golf program generated $248,850 in revenue and spent $1,135,665 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, with a net loss of $886,815.
The team has 20 members of the UIUC men’s gymnastics team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Daniel Ribeiro. Men’s gymnastics competes in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%.
Financially, the UIUC men’s gymnastics program generated $146,041 in revenue and spent $1,317,584 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, with a net loss of $1,171,543.
The roster lists 22 players on the UIUC women’s gymnastics team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Josh Nilson. Women’s gymnastics plays in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the UIUC women’s gymnastics program generated $96,723 in revenue and paid out $1,862,350 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, with a net loss of $1,765,627.
There are 27 players on the UIUC women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Katie Hultin. Women’s soccer plays in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the UIUC women’s soccer program made $241,551 in revenue and spent $2,798,415 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $2,556,864.
The roster lists 27 players on the UIUC women’s softball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Jenna Hall. Women’s softball competes in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%.
On the money side of things, the UIUC women’s softball program generated $615,600 in revenue and paid out $2,374,240 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $1,758,640.
The team has 36 players on the UIUC women’s swimming & diving team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the UIUC women’s swimming & diving program brought in $121,741 in revenue and spent $1,951,865 in expenses. That works out to a net loss of $1,830,124.
There are 8 players on the UIUC men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Brad Dancer. Men’s tennis is part of Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%.
On the money side of things, the UIUC men’s tennis program brought in $283,791 in revenue and paid out $1,634,371 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, with a net loss of $1,350,580.
The roster lists 8 players on the UIUC women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Evan Clark. Women’s tennis competes in Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the UIUC women’s tennis program generated $295,562 in revenue and paid out $1,628,007 in expenses. That works out to a net loss of $1,332,445.
The roster lists 89 members of the UIUC men’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 12 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UIUC men’s track & field & cross country program generated $268,386 in revenue and spent $2,866,135 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, with a net loss of $2,597,749.
There are 89 athletes on the UIUC women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 12 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the UIUC women’s track & field & cross country program generated $258,132 in revenue and spent $3,463,841 in expenses. That works out to a net loss of $3,205,709.
The roster lists 19 members of the UIUC women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Chris Tamas. Women’s volleyball is part of Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Financially, the UIUC women’s volleyball program generated $652,337 in revenue and paid out $2,768,685 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, with a net loss of $2,116,348.
The roster lists 36 players on the UIUC men’s wrestling team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Jeremy Hunter. Men’s wrestling is part of Division I as a member of Big Ten Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the UIUC men’s wrestling program made $270,972 in revenue and paid out $2,081,420 in expenses. In other words, the program ran a deficit of $1,810,448.
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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