by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Stanford University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Stanford plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Stanford men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Stanford women’s basketball team carries 24 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Stanford carries 40 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 26 varsity sports Stanford sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kyle Smith.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kate Paye.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 26 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Stanford men’s basketball program generated $10,765,368 in revenue against $10,765,368 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $196,628 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,146,047 per team.
The Stanford women’s basketball program generated $7,887,092 in revenue against $7,887,092 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $108,739 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,609,729 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $10,765,368 to the women’s $7,887,092 in revenue.
Among the school’s 26 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 997 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball sits above average at 994.
When Stanford earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.