by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Wayne State College athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
As a member of the NCAA Division II with football, WSC competes in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference conference.
There are 416 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 250 men and 166 women. On average, these students receive around $2,942 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 $3,073 and women received an average of $2,746.
The sports at WSC are led by 11 head coaches, 4 of whom coach male teams and 7 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $93,768 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $72,468.
In addition to the head coaches of WSC sports, there are 15 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 10 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $44,608 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $47,513 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, WSC collected $5,755,754 in revenue and paid out $5,755,754 in expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
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 WSC.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at WSC, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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 WSC men’s baseball team is made up of 44 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
WSC brought in $423,957 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $423,957 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 16-player men’s basketball team at WSC is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The men’s basketball program at WSC made $471,155 in revenue and spent $471,155 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 13 players of the WSC women’s basketball team.
In terms of financials, the WSC women’s basketball program paid out $407,310 in expenses and made $407,310 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 8 assistant coaches train and lead the 102 players of the WSC men’s football team.
The football program at WSC made $1,334,309 in revenue and spend $1,334,309 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The WSC women’s golf team is made up of 7 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach.
The women’s golf program at WSC made $166,258 in revenue and spent $166,258 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 28 players of the WSC women’s soccer team.
On the money side of things, the WSC women’s soccer program brought home $321,881 in revenue and paid out $321,881 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 23 players of the WSC women’s softball team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
WSC brought in $346,055 in revenue from its women’s softball program while paying out $346,055 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 88 players of the WSC men’s track and field team.
WSC brought in $214,732 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $214,732 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 67 players of the WSC women’s track and field team.
The women’s track and field program at WSC made $191,816 in revenue and spent $191,816 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 16 players on the WSC women’s volleyball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
WSC brought in $422,181 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $422,181 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
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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