by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Baseball at Western Kentucky University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WKU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The WKU men’s baseball team carries 40 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 106. The most recent cohort included 122 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports WKU sponsors, baseball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Marc Rardin.
Across the school’s 11 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 WKU men’s baseball program reported $1,476,561 in revenue against $1,476,561 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $12,188 in operating expense per athlete, or $487,502 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, baseball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, baseball sits below average at 967.
When WKU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.