Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Akron · Athletics
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15
Programs on the site
of the sports University sponsors
562
Roster spots
$20M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$6.9M
Athletic aid
$2.6M women's · $4.3M men's
$367k
Recruiting spend
$127k women's · $240k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-American Conference | 35 | 7 over | 4 | $702k | $20,063 | 966 | |
| Baseball | Mid-American Conference | 35 | 1 over | 3 | $526k | $15,034 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 18 | 3 over | 6 | $3.3M | $181,025 | 941 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 4 | $1.7M | $103,274 | 990 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 993 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Mid-American Conference | 110 | 5 over | 1 | $7.6M | $69,371 | 945 | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-American Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $244k | $34,891 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Mid-American Conference | 34 | room 4 | 3 | $433k | $12,722 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.3M | $41,813 | 941 | |
| Softball | Mid-American Conference | 25 | at cap | 3 | $790k | $31,603 | 963 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mid-American Conference | 31 | 1 over | 3 | $959k | $30,949 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 99 | 54 over | 1 | $712k | $7,194 | 969 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 104 | 59 over | 5 | $755k | $7,258 | 982 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-American Conference | 18 | at cap | 3 | $737k | $40,928 | 990 |
The department
- Athletics directorAndrew Goodrich
- Sports informationBrian Dennison
- NicknameZips
- NCAA member since9/1/1951
- Primary conferenceMid-American Conference
- Athletics sitegozips.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$9,517 $2.6M across 270 spots
- Men's teams$14,817 $4.3M across 292 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
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