Division I · Southern Conference
Western Carolina University · Athletics
Cullowhee, NC · Town · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Catamounts · Website ↗
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14
Programs on the site
of the sports Western sponsors
491
Roster spots
$11M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$3.4M
Athletic aid
$1.3M women's · $2.1M men's
$225k
Recruiting spend
$106k women's · $119k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $559k | $17,467 | 985 | |
| Baseball | Southern Conference | 41 | 7 over | 6 | $980k | $23,890 | 961 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.5M | $94,256 | 973 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Conference | 12 | room 3 | 5 | $1.2M | $98,576 | 985 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 971 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 984 | |
| Football | Southern Conference | 120 | 15 over | 20 | $3.9M | $32,564 | 981 | |
| Men's Golf | Southern Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $272k | $30,225 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southern Conference | 6 | room 3 | 1 | $285k | $47,494 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Southern Conference | 20 | room 5 | 3 | $556k | $27,823 | 995 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $267k | $33,320 | 991 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 112 | 67 over | 3 | $404k | $3,605 | 968 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 100 | 55 over | 3 | $405k | $4,051 | 967 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Conference | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $502k | $33,440 | 975 |
The department
- Athletics directorKyle Pifer
- Sports informationDaniel Hooker
- NicknameCatamounts
- NCAA member since9/1/1972
- Primary conferenceSouthern Conference
- Athletics sitecatamountsports.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$6,835 $1.3M across 193 spots
- Men's teams$7,040 $2.1M across 298 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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