by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Baseball at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UT Rio Grande Valley plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Southland Conference.
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The UT Rio Grande Valley men’s baseball team carries 40 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 104. Academic data covers 111 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports UT Rio Grande Valley sponsors, baseball comes in at #3 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. Leading the program is Derek Matlock.
Among the school’s 12 sports, baseball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Rio Grande Valley men’s baseball program brought in $1,469,242 in revenue against $1,469,242 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $11,526 in operating expense per athlete, or $461,040 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, baseball sits #4 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 983, baseball grades out ahead at 986.
If UT Rio Grande Valley places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.