by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Rowing at Brown University, a spring 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 rowing team fields 59 players.
The Brown women’s rowing team lists 48 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 153. Academic data covers 162 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Brown carries 107 rowing athletes — 59 on the men’s side and 48 on the women’s.
Among the 26 varsity sports Brown sponsors, rowing ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Paul Cooke.
The women’s rowing program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Tessa Gobbo.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 26 sports, rowing ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Brown men’s rowing program brought in $1,299,169 in revenue against $1,299,169 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,536 in operating expense per athlete, or $267,640 per team.
The Brown women’s rowing program generated $900,735 in revenue against $900,735 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $4,724 in operating expense per athlete, or $226,745 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,299,169 to the women’s $900,735 in revenue.
Among the school’s 26 sports, rowing sits #5 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 98%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, rowing comes in above the pack at 992.
If Brown earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.