by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of California-Berkeley, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UC Berkeley is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UC Berkeley men’s basketball team carries 22 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UC Berkeley women’s basketball team fields 33 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UC Berkeley carries 55 basketball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports UC Berkeley sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mark Madsen.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Charmin Smith.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 20 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Berkeley men’s basketball program reported $13,249,051 in revenue against $14,101,936 in expenses, running a deficit of $852,885. That works out to about $150,507 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,311,153 per team.
The UC Berkeley women’s basketball program brought in $10,750,160 in revenue against $10,750,160 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $78,785 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,599,909 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $13,249,051 to the women’s $10,750,160 in revenue.
Among the school’s 20 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 57%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 963 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 57% and 90% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball lands below the pack at 982.
When UC Berkeley earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.