by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend the Wichita State University 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. WSU competes in NCAA Division I without football and is a member of American Conference.
There are 430 athletes who take part in at least one varsity sports at the school, 194 of whom are male and 236 are women. Sports-related student aid is available at WSU and the average award is around $11,114 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, men’s athletic aid totaled $1,942,178 and women’s totaled $2,836,803.
There are 14 head coaches at WSU, 6 of whom head up men’s teams and 8 of whom head up women’s teams. In terms of compensation, the men’s team head coaches earn about $483,455 per year while the women’s team head coaches make around $151,464.
The head coaches are supported by 44 assistant coaches at WSU, 20 assigned to men’s teams and 24 supporting women’s teams. These assistants earn about $96,813 per year on the men’s side and $62,255 on the women’s side.
As reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey, WSU reported $37,215,080 in total athletics revenue and $35,040,868 in total expenses.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include WSU data from 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.
There are 49 players on the WSU men’s baseball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team is coached by Brian Green. Men’s baseball is part of Division I as a member of American Conference. The team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%.
On the money side of things, the WSU men’s baseball program made $3,154,802 in revenue and spent $3,154,802 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
There are 15 athletes on the WSU men’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Paul Mills. Men’s basketball plays in Division I as a member of American Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 949 and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%.
On the money side of things, the WSU men’s basketball program made $6,755,672 in revenue and spent $6,755,672 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 23 players on the WSU women’s basketball team, led by 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Terry Nooner. Women’s basketball plays in Division I as a member of American Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%.
When it comes to the budget, the WSU women’s basketball program generated $2,914,849 in revenue and paid out $2,914,849 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 10 members of the WSU women’s bowling team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. The team is coached by Holly Harris. Women’s bowling competes in Division I as a member of Conference USA. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000.
When it comes to the budget, the WSU women’s bowling program brought in $533,547 in revenue and paid out $533,547 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 9 athletes on the WSU men’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Judd Easterling. Men’s golf competes in Division I as a member of American 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 WSU men’s golf program generated $540,586 in revenue and paid out $540,586 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The roster lists 9 players on the WSU women’s golf team, led by 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach. Leading the team is Tom McCurdy. Women’s golf is part of Division I as a member of American Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%.
When it comes to the budget, the WSU women’s golf program made $569,468 in revenue and spent $569,468 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
The team has 21 athletes on the WSU women’s softball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Kristi Bredbenner. Women’s softball plays in Division I as a member of American Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the WSU women’s softball program brought in $2,093,987 in revenue and paid out $2,093,987 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 10 members of the WSU men’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Darragh Glavin. Men’s tennis plays in Division I as a member of American Conference. The squad recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
When it comes to the budget, the WSU men’s tennis program generated $648,857 in revenue and spent $648,857 in expenses. The program broke even on the year.
The team has 8 members of the WSU women’s tennis team, led by 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Jacob Eddins. Women’s tennis is part of Division I as a member of American Conference. The team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Financially, the WSU women’s tennis program made $712,658 in revenue and spent $712,658 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The roster lists 111 members of the WSU men’s track & field & cross country team, led by 2 head coaches and 9 assistant coaches.
When it comes to the budget, the WSU men’s track & field & cross country program generated $1,385,182 in revenue and paid out $1,385,182 in expenses. That means the program essentially broke even.
The roster lists 143 members of the WSU women’s track & field & cross country team, led by 2 head coaches and 9 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the WSU women’s track & field & cross country program brought in $1,491,554 in revenue and spent $1,491,554 in expenses. In other words, the program broke even.
There are 22 members of the WSU women’s volleyball team, led by 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Leading the team is Chris Lamb. Women’s volleyball competes in Division I as a member of American 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 WSU women’s volleyball program made $1,401,282 in revenue and paid out $1,401,282 in expenses. That means the program essentially 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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