by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 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.
WPI competes in the NCAA Division III with football , and is one of the New England Women’s & Men’s Athletic Conference schools.
A total number of 821 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 500 of whom are male and 321 are female.
The sports at WPI are led by 18 head coaches, 9 of whom coach male teams and 9 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $91,780, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $85,675 per year.
In addition to the head coaches of WPI sports, there are 25 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 21 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $62,471 while the ones for men’s team make about $58,784 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
WPI sports teams made $4,371,709 in revenue, but they did have to spend $4,371,709 for expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any 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 WPI.
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. 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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 47-player men’s baseball team at WPI is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the WPI baseball program brought home $276,238 in revenue and paid out $276,238 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 17 players of the WPI men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The men’s basketball program at WPI made $355,807 in revenue and spent $355,807 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 19 players of the WPI women’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at WPI made $298,078 in revenue and spent $298,078 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.
There are 24 players on the WPI women’s field hockey team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
WPI brought in $152,767 in revenue from its women’s field hockey program while paying out $152,767 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The WPI men’s football team is made up of 131 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
WPI brought in $624,242 in revenue from its football program while paying out $624,242 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 head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 60 players of the WPI women’s rowing team.
The WPI women’s rowing program paid out $262,098 in expenses while making $262,098 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 37 players of the WPI men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
The men’s soccer program at WPI made $133,034 in revenue and spent $133,034 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 32 players on the WPI women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The WPI women’s soccer program paid out $174,801 in expenses while making $174,801 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 15 players of the WPI women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the WPI women’s softball program paid out $189,264 in expenses and made $189,264 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 39-player men’s swimming and diving team at WPI is kept in shape by one head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
WPI brought in $167,516 in revenue from its men’s swimming and diving program while paying out $167,516 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The WPI women’s swimming and diving team is made up of 34 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 9 assistant coaches.
The WPI women’s swimming and diving program paid out $172,939 in expenses while making $172,939 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 130 players on the WPI men’s track and field team, and they are led by 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches. The 130 players of the WPI men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
WPI brought in $251,419 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $251,419 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 2 head coaches and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 118 players of the WPI women’s track and field team. There are 118 players on the WPI women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The WPI women’s track and field program paid out $225,447 in expenses while making $225,447 in total revenue. 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 WPI women’s volleyball team is made up of 19 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s volleyball program at WPI made $152,632 in revenue and spent $152,632 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 44 players of the WPI men’s wrestling team.
WPI brought in $135,586 in revenue from its wrestling program while paying out $135,586 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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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