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University of Nevada-Reno Sports Information

$53,153,531 Total Revenue
$53,153,531 Total Expenses
16 Varsity Teams

On this page, we take a look at the University of Nevada-Reno sports programs, you’ve come to the right place. Here we present data on the program as a whole as well as information about each varsity sport offered at the school. UNR competes in NCAA Division I-FBS and is a member of Mountain West Conference.

Athletics at University of Nevada-Reno Athletics Program

University of Nevada-Reno Student Athlete Aid

There are 446 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 211 of whom are male and 235 are women. Athletic scholarships are offered at UNR and the average award is approximately $21,799 per athlete. Divided by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $5,368,445 and women’s totaled $4,353,897.

University of Nevada-Reno Coaching Staff

There are 16 head coaches at UNR, 7 of whom coach men’s teams and 9 of whom head up women’s teams. Pay-wise, the men’s team head coaches earn about $551,954 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $147,479.

In addition, there are 33 assistant coaches at UNR, 18 supporting men’s teams and 15 working with women’s teams. They make about $185,238 per year on the men’s side and $70,824 on the women’s side.

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UNR Sports Revenue & Expenses

Based on the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, UNR brought in $53,153,531 in total athletics revenue and $53,153,531 in total expenses.

The net profit or loss can vary quite a bit from one sport to the next. Football and basketball typically carry the financial load for the department. Below you’ll find the net profit or loss for each of the men’s sports offered at UNR.

Similarly, women’s programs land all over the financial map.

A Note About UNR Program Rankings

Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include UNR the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account.

UNR Men’s Baseball

$51,448 Net Profit/Loss
39 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

The team has 39 players on the UNR men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Jordan Getzelman. Men’s baseball is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 959 and a Graduation Success Rate of 72%.

Financially, the UNR men’s baseball program generated $2,233,423 in revenue and paid out $2,181,975 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $51,448.

UNR Men’s Basketball

$3,912,256 Net Profit/Loss
14 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

There are 14 athletes on the UNR men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Steve Alford. Men’s basketball is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.

When it comes to the budget, the UNR men’s basketball program made $8,966,087 in revenue and spent $5,053,831 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $3,912,256.

UNR Women’s Basketball

$326,352 Net Profit/Loss
16 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

There are 16 athletes on the UNR women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Amanda Levens. Women’s basketball competes in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%.

When it comes to the budget, the UNR women’s basketball program generated $2,945,579 in revenue and paid out $2,619,227 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $326,352.

UNR Men’s Cross Country

$99,391 Net Profit/Loss
15 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

There are 15 members of the UNR men’s cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Shantel Twiggs. Men’s cross country is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989.

When it comes to the budget, the UNR men’s cross country program made $319,417 in revenue and paid out $220,026 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $99,391.

UNR Men’s Football

$641,320 Net Profit/Loss
117 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

There are 117 members of the UNR men’s football team, led by 1 head coach and 10 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Jeff Choate. Men’s football plays in FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 952 and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%.

Financially, the UNR men’s football program brought in $13,624,871 in revenue and paid out $12,983,551 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $641,320.

UNR Men’s Golf

$126,758 Net Profit/Loss
8 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

The roster lists 8 players on the UNR men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Trake Carpenter. Men’s golf is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%.

When it comes to the budget, the UNR men’s golf program generated $673,875 in revenue and paid out $547,117 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $126,758.

UNR Women’s Golf

$50,355 Net Profit/Loss
8 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The roster lists 8 athletes on the UNR women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Kathleen Takaishi. Women’s golf is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%.

When it comes to the budget, the UNR women’s golf program generated $633,458 in revenue and paid out $583,103 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $50,355.

UNR Men’s Skiing

$40,635 Net Profit/Loss
8 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 8 players on the UNR men’s skiing team, led by 1 head coach. The head coach is Cameron Smith. Men’s skiing plays in Division I as a member of Independent. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000.

On the money side of things, the UNR men’s skiing program brought in $338,896 in revenue and spent $298,261 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $40,635.

UNR Women’s Skiing

$10,635 Net Profit/Loss
7 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 7 players on the UNR women’s skiing team, led by 1 head coach. Leading the team is Cameron Smith. Women’s skiing is part of Division I as a member of Independent. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000.

On the money side of things, the UNR women’s skiing program generated $338,896 in revenue and spent $328,261 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $10,635.

UNR Women’s Soccer

$109,219 Net Profit/Loss
32 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 32 members of the UNR women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Jeremy Evans. Women’s soccer is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%.

Financially, the UNR women’s soccer program brought in $1,081,602 in revenue and paid out $972,383 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $109,219.

UNR Women’s Softball

$167,835 Net Profit/Loss
20 Team Members
Great Graduation Rate

The roster lists 20 members of the UNR women’s softball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Victoria Hayward. Women’s softball competes in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.

On the money side of things, the UNR women’s softball program made $1,434,716 in revenue and spent $1,266,881 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $167,835.

UNR Women’s Swimming & Diving

$94,198 Net Profit/Loss
24 Team Members

The team has 24 members of the UNR women’s swimming & diving team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.

When it comes to the budget, the UNR women’s swimming & diving program made $1,244,824 in revenue and spent $1,150,626 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $94,198.

UNR Men’s Tennis

$90,419 Net Profit/Loss
10 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 10 players on the UNR men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Sylvain Malroux. Men’s tennis competes in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.

On the money side of things, the UNR men’s tennis program made $506,946 in revenue and spent $416,527 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $90,419.

UNR Women’s Tennis

$70,146 Net Profit/Loss
8 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 8 members of the UNR women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Guillaume Tonelli. Women’s tennis competes in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.

On the money side of things, the UNR women’s tennis program brought in $775,091 in revenue and spent $704,945 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $70,146.

UNR Women’s Track & Field & Cross Country

$294,714 Net Profit/Loss
101 Team Members

The roster lists 101 athletes on the UNR women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.

On the money side of things, the UNR women’s track & field & cross country program generated $1,726,335 in revenue and spent $1,431,621 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $294,714.

UNR Women’s Volleyball

$29,045 Net Profit/Loss
19 Team Members
Excellent Graduation Rate

The team has 19 members of the UNR women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Jason Borchin. Women’s volleyball competes in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%.

When it comes to the budget, the UNR women’s volleyball program brought in $1,086,528 in revenue and spent $1,057,483 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $29,045.

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