by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Rowing at Bates College, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Bates competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Bates men’s rowing team lists 50 student athletes.
The Bates women’s rowing team fields 51 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Bates fields 101 rowing athletes — 50 on the men’s side and 51 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports Bates sponsors, rowing ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Peter Steenstra.
The women’s rowing program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Peter Steenstra.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 19 sports, rowing sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bates men’s rowing program reported $335,909 in revenue against $336,910 in expenses, a net loss of $1,001. That works out to about $1,622 in operating expense per athlete, or $81,087 per team.
The Bates women’s rowing program generated $338,794 in revenue against $339,795 in expenses, coming up short by $1,001. Per athlete, that is about $1,714 in operating expense per athlete, or $87,412 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $335,909 to the women’s $338,794 in revenue.
Among the school’s 19 sports, rowing ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.