by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Brown University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Brown plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Brown men’s cross country team fields 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Brown women’s cross country team lists 24 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 77. Academic data covers 68 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Brown fields 43 cross country athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 26 varsity sports Brown sponsors, cross country sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Kenneth Hunt.
The women’s cross country program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Kenneth Hunt.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 26 sports, cross country sits #13 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Brown men’s cross country program reported $160,308 in revenue against $160,308 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,252 in operating expense per athlete, or $42,792 per team.
The Brown women’s cross country program brought in $202,495 in revenue against $202,495 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,252 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,053 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $160,308 to the women’s $202,495 in revenue.
Among the school’s 26 sports, cross country ranks #18 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s cross country team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (985 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s cross country team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 990 and the women 993.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, cross country matches the average at 992.
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