by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend University of Southern California, 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.
There are 667 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 353 men and 314 women. On average, these students receive around $29,413 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $29,861 and women received an average of $28,910.
Of the 23 head coaches at USC, 10 are leaders of men’s teams and 13 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $1,158,396, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $210,269 per year.
The head coaches of USC sports are supported by 32 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 38 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The average salary is $293,135 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $89,228 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at USC brought home $127,801,994 in revenue while shelling out $127,801,994 in expenses. So, basically, the school broke even - but that’s a whole lot better than losing money!
The net profit or loss can vary with each sport. For example, sports like basketball and football are often moneymakers for a school while other sports could be operating at a deficit. The chart below compares the amount of money made (or lost) for each of the men’s sports offered at USC.
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 USC.
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. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 40-player men’s baseball team at USC is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than baseball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 987 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the USC baseball program brought home $2,264,695 in revenue and paid out $2,289,210 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-24,515 to be exact.
The 12-player women’s basketball team at USC is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 980.
On the money side of things, the USC women’s basketball program brought home $2,952,488 in revenue and paid out $2,957,804 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-5,316 to be exact.
The 11-member women’s cross country team at USC 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.
The USC women’s cross country program paid out $320,113 in expenses while making $317,977 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-2,136.
The USC men’s football team is made up of 118 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 13 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 970.
On the money side of things, the USC football program brought home $53,380,160 in revenue and paid out $36,363,652 in total expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $17,016,508 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 8-member men’s golf team at USC 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.
The men’s golf program at USC made $908,045 in revenue and spent $1,062,717 in expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-154,672.
There are 9 players on the USC women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
USC brought in $748,853 in revenue from its women’s golf program while paying out $899,139 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-150,286 to be exact.
The USC men’s indoor track team is made up of 37 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The men’s indoor track program at USC made $901,282 in revenue and spent $908,468 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-7,186.
The 32-player women’s indoor track team at USC is kept in shape by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
USC brought in $925,023 in revenue from its women’s indoor track program while paying out $931,239 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-6,216 to be exact.
The 35-player women’s lacrosse team at USC is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 994 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s lacrosse program at USC made $1,510,045 in revenue and spent $1,620,602 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-110,557.
There are 39 players on the USC men’s outdoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the USC men’s outdoor track program paid out $957,575 in expenses and made $950,000 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-7,575 to be exact.
There are 34 players on the USC women’s outdoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the USC women’s outdoor track program brought home $982,837 in revenue and paid out $989,441 in total expenses. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-6,604.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 49 players of the USC women’s rowing team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 988 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s rowing program at USC made $1,952,984 in revenue and spend $1,952,984 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 35-player women’s soccer team at USC is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than soccer on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 991.
The women’s soccer program at USC made $2,307,350 in revenue and spent $2,343,173 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-35,823.
The 28-player men’s swimming and diving team at USC is kept in shape by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the USC men’s swimming and diving program paid out $1,356,863 in expenses and made $1,350,542 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-6,321.
The USC women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 24 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The women’s swimming and diving program at USC made $1,533,193 in revenue and spent $1,538,197 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-5,004 to be exact.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the USC men’s tennis team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the USC men’s tennis program brought home $1,096,791 in revenue and paid out $1,128,074 in total expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-31,283 to be exact.
The 11-member women’s tennis team at USC is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 970 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the USC women’s tennis program paid out $1,097,995 in expenses and made $1,085,807 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-12,188 to be exact.
There are 26 players on the USC men’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
USC brought in $947,326 in revenue from its men’s volleyball program while paying out $952,023 in expenses. That’s not such good news since it means the program lost money to the tune of $-4,697.
There are 19 players on the USC women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 965, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
The USC women’s volleyball program paid out $2,100,349 in expenses while making $2,062,569 in total revenue. Unfortunately, that means the program lost money, racking up a net loss of $-37,780.
The USC men’s water polo team is made up of 31 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than water polo, too. Their great academic progress rate of 981 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The men’s water polo program at USC made $544,009 in revenue and spent $649,327 in expenses. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-105,318 to be exact.
The USC women’s v team is made up of 25 members who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than water polo, too. Their great academic progress rate of 981 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The USC women’s water polo program paid out $880,869 in expenses while making $795,935 in total revenue. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-84,934 to be exact.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
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.
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