Athletic departments
Most coaches per athlete
Varsity athletes for every head or assistant coach across the department — the lower, the more attention each player gets.
1.8
#1 · Oakland University
Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI
7.2
Median
of 360 schools, Division I
4.0×
Median vs top
how many times the median the leader is below
5.1
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · Oakland Universityevery school
The spread across 360 schools; the median is 7.2.
How it is measured
Head and assistant coach counts (people, not full-time equivalents) over unduplicated athletes.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Athletes per coach | Athletes | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland University Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI | 1.8 | 95 | 14 | |
| 2 | Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference · Houston, TX | 4.1 | 230 | 13 | |
| 3 | The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Hattiesburg, MS | 4.2 | 368 | 14 | |
| 4 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League · Kansas City, MO | 4.4 | 109 | 10 | |
| 5 | DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL | 4.5 | 218 | 11 | |
| 6 | California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference · Northridge, CA | 4.8 | 315 | 15 | |
| 7 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Division I · Southland Conference · Corpus Christi, TX | 4.9 | 251 | 12 | |
| 8 | Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Nashville, TN | 5.0 | 249 | 13 | |
| 9 | Samford University Division I · Southern Conference · Birmingham, AL | 5.0 | 388 | 13 | |
| 10 | Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO | 5.1 | 375 | 12 | |
| 11 | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC | 5.1 | 238 | 13 | |
| 12 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Wilmington, NC | 5.1 | 359 | 16 | |
| 13 | University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX | 5.1 | 246 | 11 | |
| 14 | Wichita State University Division I · American Conference · Wichita, KS | 5.1 | 287 | 11 | |
| 15 | Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Fort Myers, FL | 5.2 | 265 | 15 | |
| 16 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League · Fort Wayne, IN | 5.2 | 282 | 14 | |
| 17 | University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH | 5.2 | 447 | 14 | |
| 18 | Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Nashville, TN | 5.3 | 262 | 13 | |
| 19 | University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO | 5.3 | 372 | 11 | |
| 20 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL | 5.3 | 479 | 16 | |
| 21 | Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD | 5.4 | 152 | 9 | |
| 22 | Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL | 5.4 | 216 | 11 | |
| 23 | Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Milwaukee, WI | 5.4 | 329 | 12 | |
| 24 | University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS | 5.4 | 408 | 13 | |
| 25 | University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference · San Francisco, CA | 5.4 | 223 | 12 | |
| 26 | California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA | 5.5 | 350 | 14 | |
| 27 | Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Atlanta, GA | 5.5 | 380 | 14 | |
| 28 | Idaho State University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID | 5.5 | 329 | 11 | |
| 29 | Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · South Orange, NJ | 5.5 | 285 | 14 | |
| 30 | University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ | 5.5 | 501 | 17 | |
| 31 | University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX | 5.5 | 564 | 17 | |
| 32 | Utah Tech University Division I · Big Sky Conference · St. George, UT | 5.5 | 366 | 14 | |
| 33 | Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN | 5.6 | 327 | 14 | |
| 34 | Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Daytona Beach, FL | 5.6 | 345 | 12 | |
| 35 | LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference · New Orleans, LA | 5.6 | 168 | 12 | |
| 36 | Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Cape Girardeau, MO | 5.6 | 280 | 11 | |
| 37 | University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA | 5.6 | 358 | 17 | |
| 38 | Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ | 5.7 | 441 | 17 | |
| 39 | North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC | 5.7 | 542 | 18 | |
| 40 | Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ | 5.7 | 268 | 12 | |
| 41 | University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Chicago, IL | 5.7 | 321 | 14 | |
| 42 | University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Mobile, AL | 5.7 | 386 | 15 | |
| 43 | Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Mississippi State, MS | 5.8 | 386 | 13 | |
| 44 | Oral Roberts University Division I · The Summit League · Tulsa, OK | 5.8 | 251 | 12 | |
| 45 | University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Louisville, KY | 5.8 | 610 | 19 | |
| 46 | University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI | 5.8 | 910 | 24 | |
| 47 | Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | 5.8 | 313 | 13 | |
| 48 | Boise State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Boise, ID | 5.9 | 382 | 14 | |
| 49 | East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN | 5.9 | 396 | 16 | |
| 50 | George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Fairfax, VA | 5.9 | 493 | 18 | |
| 51 | Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD | 5.9 | 418 | 17 | |
| 52 | Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX | 5.9 | 553 | 15 | |
| 53 | University of New Mexico Division I · Mountain West Conference · Albuquerque, NM | 5.9 | 428 | 14 | |
| 54 | University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | 5.9 | 545 | 15 | |
| 55 | Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Charleston, IL | 6.0 | 473 | 17 | |
| 56 | Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY | 6.0 | 857 | 29 | |
| 57 | Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA | 6.0 | 498 | 17 | |
| 58 | Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference · Los Angeles, CA | 6.0 | 296 | 14 | |
| 59 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | 6.0 | 518 | 18 | |
| 60 | University of Idaho Division I · Big Sky Conference · Moscow, ID | 6.0 | 331 | 12 | |
| 61 | University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League · Grand Forks, ND | 6.0 | 387 | 13 | |
| 62 | University of Wyoming Division I · Mountain West Conference · Laramie, WY | 6.0 | 435 | 13 | |
| 63 | West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Morgantown, WV | 6.0 | 508 | 15 | |
| 64 | American University Division I · Patriot League · Washington, DC | 6.1 | 298 | 12 | |
| 65 | California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA | 6.1 | 348 | 14 | |
| 66 | Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN | 6.1 | 264 | 14 | |
| 67 | Iona University Division I · Metro Conference · New Rochelle, NY | 6.1 | 489 | 18 | |
| 68 | Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA | 6.1 | 322 | 16 | |
| 69 | University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN | 6.1 | 292 | 15 | |
| 70 | University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference · Lexington, KY | 6.1 | 614 | 17 | |
| 71 | University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO | 6.1 | 541 | 16 | |
| 72 | University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League · Vermillion, SD | 6.1 | 450 | 13 | |
| 73 | University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference · San Antonio, TX | 6.1 | 368 | 13 | |
| 74 | California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA | 6.2 | 430 | 18 | |
| 75 | Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference · New Britain, CT | 6.2 | 431 | 12 | |
| 76 | Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA · Huntsville, TX | 6.2 | 384 | 13 | |
| 77 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR | 6.2 | 278 | 11 | |
| 78 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference · Baltimore, MD | 6.2 | 352 | 13 | |
| 79 | University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC | 6.2 | 292 | 12 | |
| 80 | University of Texas at El Paso Division I · Mountain West Conference · El Paso, TX | 6.2 | 360 | 12 | |
| 81 | Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL | 6.3 | 285 | 13 | |
| 82 | Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Jonesboro, AR | 6.3 | 412 | 11 | |
| 83 | Furman University Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC | 6.3 | 375 | 14 | |
| 84 | Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA | 6.3 | 667 | 21 | |
| 85 | Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA · Murfreesboro, TN | 6.3 | 406 | 13 | |
| 86 | North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Durham, NC | 6.3 | 282 | 13 | |
| 87 | Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference · Natchitoches, LA | 6.3 | 339 | 10 | |
| 88 | Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference · Moraga, CA | 6.3 | 341 | 16 | |
| 89 | University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD | 6.3 | 546 | 18 | |
| 90 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN | 6.3 | 607 | 19 | |
| 91 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI | 6.3 | 258 | 12 | |
| 92 | Eastern Washington University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cheney, WA | 6.4 | 318 | 10 | |
| 93 | Florida International University Division I · Conference USA · Miami, FL | 6.4 | 441 | 14 | |
| 94 | Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Normal, IL | 6.4 | 471 | 15 | |
| 95 | Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA | 6.4 | 369 | 15 | |
| 96 | Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO | 6.4 | 354 | 14 | |
| 97 | Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference · Cookeville, TN | 6.4 | 316 | 13 | |
| 98 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | 6.4 | 555 | 17 | |
| 99 | University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL | 6.4 | 438 | 14 | |
| 100 | University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL | 6.4 | 325 | 15 |
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