KSU would rank 7th of 8 institutions in the MSC, placing it in the 14.2nd percentile.
KSU would rank 12th of 12 institutions in the OVC.
KSU may face challenges aligning with the federal graduation rates of institutions in the HCAC, MSC and OVC.
Athletics Program Demographics
Demographic Summary
Conference/Institution Undergrad Enrollment Number of Sports*
Total Male Male % Female Female %
KSU 1202 467 38.85% 735 61.15% 12
SIAC Median 1847 747.5 40.97% 804.5 59.03% 12
HCAC Median 949.5 450.5 49.36% 494.5 50.64% 21
MSC Median 1834 790 45.56% 1044 54.44% 24
OVC Median 4469 1771 40.08% 2639 59.92% 16
Demographic Summary
Conference/Institution Unduplicated Student Athletes Duplicated Student Athletes
Male Male % Female Female % Male Male % Female Female %
KSU 196 76.86% 59 23.14% 229 67.35% 111 32.65%
SIAC Median 187 68.38% 90 31.62% 211.5 66.95% 112 33.05%
HCAC Median 266 62.20% 163 37.80% 304.5 62.07% 183 37.93%
MSC Median 342 60.96% 219 39.04% 360 61.59% 244 38.41%
OVC Median 193 60.90% 129 39.10% 251 56.92% 189 43.08%
Enrollment Size:
KSU's enrollment of 1,202 is above the median of the HCAC, but below that of the SIAC, MSC, and OVC.
KSU's undergraduate composition of male vs. female aligns well with the other conferences.
A smaller enrollment may indicate limited financial and athletic resources, which may make it difficult to be competitive in conferences like the MSC and OVC.
Student-Athlete Composition:
KSU has a higher male representation in unduplicated student-athletes of about 77% compared to the medians of the SIAC at 68%, the HCAC at 62%, and the MSC and OVC both at 61%.
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