by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Baseball at Virginia Military Institute, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. VMI plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The VMI men’s baseball team fields 37 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 86. Academic data covers 97 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports VMI reports, baseball comes in at #6 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. At the helm is Sam Roberts.
Among the school’s 13 sports, baseball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The VMI men’s baseball program reported $1,000,687 in revenue against $1,000,687 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $8,657 in operating expense per athlete, or $320,307 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, baseball ranks #5 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (951 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 970, baseball grades out ahead at 981.
When VMI places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.