by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Fencing at Columbia University in the City of New York, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Columbia is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Columbia men’s fencing team carries 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. The most recent cohort included 65 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Columbia women’s fencing team lists 30 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. The most recent cohort included 67 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Columbia carries 48 fencing athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Of the 21 varsity sports Columbia reports, fencing sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time. At the helm is Michael Aufrichtig.
The women’s fencing program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 6 part-time. At the helm is Michael Aufrichtig.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 21 sports, fencing sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Columbia men’s fencing program reported $434,850 in revenue against $434,850 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $7,310 in operating expense per athlete, or $131,582 per team.
The Columbia women’s fencing program reported $428,604 in revenue against $428,604 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,360 in operating expense per athlete, or $130,794 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $434,850 to the women’s $428,604 in revenue.
Against the school’s 21 sports, fencing sits #10 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 94% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 998, fencing comes in above the pack at 1000.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.