by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Swimming at Bard College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Bard plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Liberty League.
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The Bard men’s swimming team lists 8 players.
The Bard women’s swimming team carries 12 athletes.
Across both rosters, Bard fields 20 swimming athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Bard sponsors, swimming sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is John Weitz.
The women’s swimming program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is John Weitz.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, swimming ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bard men’s swimming program reported $96,918 in revenue against $96,918 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $4,986 in operating expense per athlete, or $39,891 per team.
The Bard women’s swimming program brought in $118,566 in revenue against $118,566 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,128 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,539 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $96,918 to the women’s $118,566 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, swimming sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Bard earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.