by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Baseball at Kansas State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. K -State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The K -State men’s baseball team carries 43 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 120. Academic data covers 118 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports K -State sponsors, baseball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Peter Hughes.
Among the school’s 11 sports, baseball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The K -State men’s baseball program reported $3,471,601 in revenue against $3,471,601 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $27,335 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,175,411 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, baseball sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 957 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, baseball sits below average at 957.
If K -State 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.