by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Baseball at Western Illinois University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WIU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The WIU men’s baseball team fields 34 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 104. Academic data covers 109 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports WIU sponsors, baseball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Terry Davis.
Among the school’s 13 sports, baseball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WIU men’s baseball program generated $773,415 in revenue against $773,415 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $822 in operating expense per athlete, or $27,936 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, baseball ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 975, baseball lands below the pack at 970.
When WIU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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