by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Baseball at Valparaiso University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Valpo is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Valpo men’s baseball team fields 37 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 105. The NCAA tracked 108 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Valpo reports, baseball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Brian Schmack.
Across the school’s 13 sports, baseball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Valpo men’s baseball program reported $1,106,798 in revenue against $1,106,931 in expenses, a net loss of $133. This comes to about $6,455 in operating expense per athlete, or $238,844 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, baseball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, baseball sits below average at 984.
When Valpo earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.