by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Penn State University Park competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Penn State University Park men’s basketball team fields 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Penn State University Park women’s basketball team carries 13 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Penn State University Park carries 27 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports Penn State University Park reports, basketball comes in at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Mike Rhoades.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Carolyn Kieger.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Penn State University Park men’s basketball program reported $15,174,250 in revenue against $14,434,548 in expenses, netting $739,702. That works out to about $159,411 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,231,759 per team.
The Penn State University Park women’s basketball program reported $782,052 in revenue against $5,101,960 in expenses, running a deficit of $4,319,908. This comes to about $119,054 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,547,703 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $15,174,250 to the women’s $782,052 in revenue.
Among the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 953 (948 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 69%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 953 and the women 983, with graduation success rates of 69% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball lands below the pack at 968.
When Penn State University Park places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.