by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about the Virginia Commonwealth University sports programs, including information about the teams and their performance. VCU is classified as NCAA Division I without football and is a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
There are 418 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 192 of whom are men and 226 are female. Student athletes can receive financial aid at VCU and the average award is around $20,187 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $3,333,826 and women’s totaled $5,104,324.
There are 13 head coaches at VCU, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom coach women’s teams. On average, the men’s team head coaches earn about $465,083 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $168,670.
Backing them up are 41 assistant coaches at VCU, 19 assigned to men’s teams and 22 assigned to women’s teams. They make about $83,530 per year on the men’s side and $65,335 on the women’s side.
According to the latest figures reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, VCU reported $40,871,381 in total athletics revenue and $40,688,266 in total expenses.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include VCU rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists, when applicable. 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 roster lists 42 players on the VCU men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Sean Thompson. Men’s baseball plays in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%.
On the money side of things, the VCU men’s baseball program made $1,713,909 in revenue and spent $1,713,909 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The roster lists 13 athletes on the VCU men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The head coach is Phil Martelli. Men’s basketball plays in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the VCU men’s basketball program made $7,828,904 in revenue and paid out $7,828,904 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 15 athletes on the VCU women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 4 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Elizabeth O'Boyle. Women’s basketball is part of Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%.
Financially, the VCU women’s basketball program generated $4,269,387 in revenue and spent $4,269,387 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 24 members of the VCU women’s field hockey team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The head coach is Stacey Bean. Women’s field hockey plays in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the VCU women’s field hockey program made $1,372,560 in revenue and spent $1,372,560 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 8 members of the VCU men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Tyler Schmutz. Men’s golf competes in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 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 VCU men’s golf program generated $687,441 in revenue and paid out $687,441 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 31 athletes on the VCU women’s lacrosse team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Nicole Flores. Women’s lacrosse competes in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Financially, the VCU women’s lacrosse program generated $1,249,770 in revenue and spent $1,249,770 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 31 athletes on the VCU men’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Dave Giffard. Men’s soccer is part of Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the VCU men’s soccer program brought in $1,278,895 in revenue and paid out $1,278,895 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 34 players on the VCU women’s soccer team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Laauryn Hutchinson. Women’s soccer competes in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
On the money side of things, the VCU women’s soccer program made $1,170,291 in revenue and paid out $1,170,291 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The roster lists 8 athletes on the VCU men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Dimitar Kutrovsky. Men’s tennis plays in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the VCU men’s tennis program brought in $760,497 in revenue and spent $760,497 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 8 athletes on the VCU women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The head coach is Rifa Kahfiani. Women’s tennis plays in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Financially, the VCU women’s tennis program generated $631,244 in revenue and paid out $631,244 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 90 athletes on the VCU men’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the VCU men’s track & field & cross country program generated $1,015,519 in revenue and paid out $1,015,519 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The roster lists 99 athletes on the VCU women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 1 head coach and 8 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the VCU women’s track & field & cross country program brought in $1,471,473 in revenue and spent $1,471,473 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 15 athletes on the VCU women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The head coach is Tim Doyle. Women’s volleyball plays in Division I as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%.
Financially, the VCU women’s volleyball program brought in $1,509,163 in revenue and spent $1,509,163 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
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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