Here we dig into Fencing at Cleveland State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cleveland State University competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The Cleveland State University men’s fencing team fields 13 players.
The Cleveland State University women’s fencing team fields 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 13. Academic data covers 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Cleveland State University fields 23 fencing athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Cleveland State University sponsors, fencing sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Jennifer Oldham.
The women’s fencing program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Jennifer Oldham.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 sports, fencing ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cleveland State University men’s fencing program generated $77,167 in revenue against $73,872 in expenses, a net profit of $3,295. This comes to about $2,327 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,257 per team.
The Cleveland State University women’s fencing program reported $92,439 in revenue against $90,398 in expenses, a net profit of $2,041. This comes to about $3,574 in operating expense per athlete, or $35,736 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $77,167 to the women’s $92,439 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, fencing sits #11 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s fencing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, fencing lands below the pack at 980.
If Cleveland State University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.