by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Baseball at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UL Lafayette competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The UL Lafayette men’s baseball team fields 39 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 115. The NCAA tracked 134 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports UL Lafayette sponsors, baseball comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Matt Deggs.
Across the school’s 11 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 UL Lafayette men’s baseball program reported $3,423,967 in revenue against $3,423,967 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $29,660 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,156,733 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, baseball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (951 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 976, baseball grades out ahead at 980.
When UL Lafayette 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.
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