by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Loyola University Chicago, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Loyola Chicago is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The Loyola Chicago men’s basketball team fields 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Loyola Chicago women’s basketball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Loyola Chicago carries 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 8 varsity sports Loyola Chicago reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Staffing-wise, 7 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Drew Valentine.
The women’s basketball program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Morgan Paige.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 7.
Among the school’s 8 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Loyola Chicago men’s basketball program brought in $7,021,288 in revenue against $7,021,288 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $104,305 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,773,181 per team.
The Loyola Chicago women’s basketball program reported $3,574,951 in revenue against $3,574,951 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $67,242 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,008,630 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $7,021,288 to the women’s $3,574,951 in revenue.
Against the school’s 8 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 42% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (959 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 977 and the women 970, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball sits below average at 974.
When Loyola Chicago 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.