by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Fencing at Boston College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Boston College is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Boston College men’s fencing team fields 22 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23. Academic data covers 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Boston College women’s fencing team carries 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 16. Academic data covers 17 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Boston College carries 37 fencing athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 20 varsity sports Boston College reports, fencing sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Brendan Doris-Pierce.
The women’s fencing program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Brendan Doris-Pierce.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 20 sports, fencing sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Boston College men’s fencing program reported $209,346 in revenue against $209,346 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $5,112 in operating expense per athlete, or $112,474 per team.
The Boston College women’s fencing program generated $234,685 in revenue against $234,685 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $5,430 in operating expense per athlete, or $81,447 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $209,346 to the women’s $234,685 in revenue.
Among the school’s 20 sports, fencing ranks #16 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, fencing grades out ahead at 1000.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.