• 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.

Number of Sports:

• 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

Observations:

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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