by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at South Carolina State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. South Carolina State University is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The South Carolina State University men’s football team fields 126 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 320. The NCAA tracked 341 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 9 varsity sports South Carolina State University sponsors, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. In all, 12 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Chennis Berry.
Among the school’s 9 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The South Carolina State University men’s football program reported $4,260,476 in revenue against $4,260,476 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $8,354 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,052,554 per team.
Among the school’s 9 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, or about 31% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 943 (940 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 68%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 957, football lands below the pack at 943.
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