by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Baseball at Abilene Christian University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Abilene Christian competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Western Athletic Conference.
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The Abilene Christian men’s baseball team lists 41 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 99. Academic data covers 121 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports Abilene Christian sponsors, baseball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Rick McCarty.
Across the school’s 11 sports, baseball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Abilene Christian men’s baseball program brought in $1,637,262 in revenue against $1,785,262 in expenses, a net loss of $148,000. Per athlete, that is about $16,009 in operating expense per athlete, or $656,387 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, baseball ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, baseball comes in above the pack at 995.
When Abilene Christian earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.