• 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%

Observations:

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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