by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Baylor University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Baylor competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The Baylor men’s basketball team fields 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Baylor women’s basketball team fields 34 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 48 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Baylor carries 48 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Baylor reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Scott Drew.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Nicki Collen.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Baylor men’s basketball program brought in $18,424,983 in revenue against $18,424,983 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $284,064 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,976,890 per team.
The Baylor women’s basketball program brought in $9,328,990 in revenue against $9,328,990 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $101,519 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,451,653 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $18,424,983 to the women’s $9,328,990 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 950 (972 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 950 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 80% and 92% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball lands below the pack at 972.
When Baylor places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.