by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of New Mexico-Main Campus sports programs, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program. UNM is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS and is a member of Mountain West Conference.
A total of 553 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 270 of whom are men and 283 are women. Student athletes can receive financial aid at UNM and the average award is approximately $19,510 per athlete. Divided by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $5,933,364 and women’s totaled $4,855,777.
At 18 head coaches at UNM, 8 of whom head up men’s teams and 10 of whom lead women’s teams. On average, the men’s team head coaches earn about $453,312 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $120,539.
The head coaches are supported by 55 assistant coaches at UNM, 30 assigned to men’s teams and 25 assigned to women’s teams. Their average pay runs about $124,113 per year on the men’s side and $51,613 on the women’s side.
According to the latest figures reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, UNM generated $61,160,745 in total athletics revenue and $56,544,018 in total expenses.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include UNM rankings when the school made it to one of 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.
The team has 40 members of the UNM men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Tod Brown. Men’s baseball competes in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%.
When it comes to the budget, the UNM men’s baseball program generated $1,810,887 in revenue and spent $1,540,653 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $270,234.
The team has 14 athletes on the UNM men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Eric Olen. Men’s basketball is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%.
Financially, the UNM men’s basketball program made $6,393,397 in revenue and spent $5,830,673 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $562,724.
There are 14 members of the UNM women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Amy Eagan. Women’s basketball plays in 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 91%.
On the money side of things, the UNM women’s basketball program made $3,164,873 in revenue and spent $3,091,492 in expenses. In other words, the program netted $73,381.
The roster lists 117 members of the UNM men’s football team, led by 1 head coach and 11 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Jason Eck. Men’s football competes in FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 968 and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%.
When it comes to the budget, the UNM men’s football program made $15,266,440 in revenue and spent $14,730,964 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $535,476.
The team has 10 members of the UNM men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Jake Harrington. Men’s golf 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 91%.
On the money side of things, the UNM men’s golf program brought in $642,635 in revenue and spent $642,635 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The roster lists 9 players on the UNM women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Jill Trujillo. Women’s golf 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%.
When it comes to the budget, the UNM women’s golf program made $549,518 in revenue and paid out $538,532 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $10,986.
There are 34 players on the UNM women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Karley Nelson. Women’s soccer is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%.
On the money side of things, the UNM women’s soccer program made $1,089,656 in revenue and spent $1,056,562 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $33,094.
There are 28 athletes on the UNM women’s softball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Nicole Dickson. Women’s softball is part of Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%.
On the money side of things, the UNM women’s softball program brought in $1,232,852 in revenue and paid out $1,232,852 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 32 athletes on the UNM women’s swimming & diving team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the UNM women’s swimming & diving program made $952,288 in revenue and spent $944,030 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $8,258.
The team has 9 athletes on the UNM men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Robert Bareford. Men’s tennis plays in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the UNM men’s tennis program brought in $503,878 in revenue and paid out $489,479 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $14,399.
There are 9 athletes on the UNM women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Vicky Maes. Women’s tennis plays in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the UNM women’s tennis program brought in $736,783 in revenue and paid out $727,336 in expenses. That works out to a net profit of $9,447.
The team has 80 members of the UNM men’s track & field & cross country team, led by 3 head coaches and 9 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UNM men’s track & field & cross country program generated $1,308,737 in revenue and paid out $1,308,737 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 140 members of the UNM women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 3 head coaches and 9 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the UNM women’s track & field & cross country program brought in $1,412,588 in revenue and paid out $1,412,588 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 17 players on the UNM women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Brian Hosfeld. Women’s volleyball competes in Division I as a member of Mountain West Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%.
Financially, the UNM women’s volleyball program brought in $1,288,743 in revenue and paid out $1,243,956 in expenses. This means the program turned a profit of $44,787.
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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