KSU's female representation in unduplicated student-athletes of 23% is lower than the medians of the SIAC at 32%, HCAC at 38%, MSC at 39%, and the OVC at 39%.
Female student-athletes are underrepresented in the KSU athletics program.
KSU's 12 sport programs match the median of the SIAC and are lower than the OVC (16), but are well below the HCAC (21) and the MSC (24).
[Note: for this analysis Track & Field is counted as one sport for men and one sport for women.]
KSU would need to consider adding sports, especially for women if it were to transition to another conference.
Financial Overview of Athletics Program
Financial Summary
Conference/Institution Athletically Related Student Aid Recruiting Expenses Total Athletics Expenses
Men Women Men Women
KSU $911,800 $441,236 $0 $0 $4,787,268
SIAC Median $869,604 $417,189 $8,538 $5,269 $4,342,693
HCAC Median - - $27,306 $13,326 $3,283,240
MSC Median $3,082,849 $2,227,280 $34,598 $18,405 $10,987,075
OVC Median $2,230,021 $1,560,679 $129,063 $60,653 $13,853,180
Financial Summary
Conference/Institution Head Coach Salaries Assistant Coach Salaries
Men Women Total Men Women Total
KSU $589,792 $389,394 $979,186 $342,846 $177,840 $520,686
SIAC Median $275,000 $218,024 $452,071 $318,660 $68,904 $341,820
HCAC Median $361,301 $325,319 $782,456 $252,778 $121,682 $354,192
MSC Median $426,096 $292,320 $695,826 $423,906 $146,400 $553,842
OVC Median $600,660 $496,951 $1,075,338 $798,575 $424,116 $1,239,540
Athletically Related Student Aid:
KSU's Athletically Related Student Aid of $911,800 is slightly above the median of the SIAC ($869,604).
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