by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Baseball at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Louisiana State University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Louisiana State University men’s baseball team carries 41 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 110. The NCAA tracked 111 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports Louisiana State University sponsors, baseball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jay Johnson.
Across the school’s 15 sports, baseball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Louisiana State University men’s baseball program generated $10,066,801 in revenue against $10,988,406 in expenses, running a deficit of $921,605. This comes to about $57,854 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,372,032 per team.
Among the school’s 15 sports, baseball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, baseball grades out ahead at 992.
When Louisiana State University earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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