by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Wartburg College, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Wartburg is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of American Rivers Conference.
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The Wartburg men’s basketball team carries 27 student athletes.
The Wartburg women’s basketball team lists 20 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Wartburg fields 47 basketball athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Wartburg sponsors, basketball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Samuel Leal.
The women’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Bob Amsberry.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #9 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wartburg men’s basketball program generated $244,488 in revenue against $244,488 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,592 in operating expense per athlete, or $96,981 per team.
The Wartburg women’s basketball program brought in $179,575 in revenue against $179,575 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $3,500 in operating expense per athlete, or $70,007 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $244,488 to the women’s $179,575 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Wartburg earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.