by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Baseball at Michigan State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Michigan State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Michigan State men’s baseball team lists 40 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 111. The most recent cohort included 121 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 17 varsity sports Michigan State reports, baseball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jake Boss.
Across the school’s 17 sports, baseball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Michigan State men’s baseball program brought in $2,477,184 in revenue against $2,477,184 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $20,403 in operating expense per athlete, or $816,123 per team.
Among the school’s 17 sports, baseball ranks #10 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, baseball grades out ahead at 991.
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