by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at University of Kansas, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. KU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The KU men’s football team fields 122 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 384. Academic data covers 440 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports KU reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Lance Leipold.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The KU men’s football program generated $37,107,691 in revenue against $34,516,494 in expenses, a net profit of $2,591,197. This comes to about $67,880 in operating expense per athlete, or $8,281,389 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, football lands below the pack at 985.
When KU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.