by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Baseball at Western Michigan University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WMU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The WMU men’s baseball team lists 33 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 114. The NCAA tracked 106 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports WMU sponsors, baseball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s baseball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Billy Gernon.
Across the school’s 13 sports, baseball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WMU men’s baseball program generated $923,105 in revenue against $923,105 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $6,749 in operating expense per athlete, or $222,725 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, baseball sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s baseball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, baseball grades out ahead at 992.
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