by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Colby College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Colby plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Colby men’s outdoor track & field team lists 44 athletes.
The Colby women’s outdoor track & field team lists 36 players.
Between the two teams, Colby carries 80 outdoor track & field athletes — 44 on the men’s side and 36 on the women’s.
Among the 20 varsity sports Colby reports, outdoor track & field comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 20 sports, outdoor track & field sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Colby men’s outdoor track & field program brought in $154,215 in revenue against $154,215 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,162 in operating expense per athlete, or $95,118 per team.
The Colby women’s outdoor track & field program reported $123,496 in revenue against $123,496 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,858 in operating expense per athlete, or $66,895 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $154,215 to the women’s $123,496 in revenue.
Among the school’s 20 sports, outdoor track & field sits #14 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Colby places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
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