by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Swimming at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big West Conference.
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The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s swimming team carries 32 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s swimming team fields 29 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 63.
Between the two teams, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carries 61 swimming athletes — 32 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Cal Poly San Luis Obispo reports, swimming sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time.
The women’s swimming program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, swimming ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s swimming program generated $330,421 in revenue against $330,421 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,303 in operating expense per athlete, or $137,701 per team.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s swimming program brought in $282,025 in revenue against $282,025 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,425 in operating expense per athlete, or $99,318 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $330,421 to the women’s $282,025 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, swimming ranks #12 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s swimming team posted a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s swimming team recorded a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
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