by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Akron Main Campus, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. University of Akron Main Campus competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The University of Akron Main Campus men’s basketball team carries 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The University of Akron Main Campus women’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. Academic data covers 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, University of Akron Main Campus fields 34 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports University of Akron Main Campus reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Vacant.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Ryan Gensler.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University of Akron Main Campus men’s basketball program reported $3,258,454 in revenue against $3,258,454 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $36,900 in operating expense per athlete, or $664,203 per team.
The University of Akron Main Campus women’s basketball program generated $1,652,392 in revenue against $1,652,392 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $21,585 in operating expense per athlete, or $345,352 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $3,258,454 to the women’s $1,652,392 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (941 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 77%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 984 and the women 971, with graduation success rates of 77% and 91% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 976, basketball sits above average at 978.
When University of Akron Main Campus places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.