by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Baseball at Oral Roberts University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. ORU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of The Summit League.
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The ORU men’s baseball team carries 40 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 98. The NCAA tracked 101 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 9 varsity sports ORU sponsors, baseball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Ryan Folmar.
Among the school’s 9 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 ORU men’s baseball program reported $2,384,965 in revenue against $2,384,965 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $12,538 in operating expense per athlete, or $501,528 per team.
Among the school’s 9 sports, baseball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 982, baseball grades out ahead at 991.
If ORU 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.
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