by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Amherst College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Amherst competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Amherst men’s outdoor track & field team carries 58 student athletes.
The Amherst women’s outdoor track & field team fields 53 athletes.
Between the two teams, Amherst fields 111 outdoor track & field athletes — 58 on the men’s side and 53 on the women’s.
Of the 18 varsity sports Amherst sponsors, outdoor track & field ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 18 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Amherst men’s outdoor track & field program generated $124,129 in revenue against $124,129 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $621 in operating expense per athlete, or $36,003 per team.
The Amherst women’s outdoor track & field program generated $125,106 in revenue against $125,106 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $704 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,288 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $124,129 to the women’s $125,106 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #15 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Amherst earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.