by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Columbia University in the City of New York, a fall 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 football team lists 111 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 345. The most recent cohort included 378 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 21 varsity sports Columbia reports, football comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program carries 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. In all, 10 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jon Poppe.
Across the school’s 21 sports, football ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Columbia men’s football program generated $5,364,231 in revenue against $5,364,231 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $7,673 in operating expense per athlete, or $851,688 per team.
Among the school’s 21 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (999 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 998, football sits below average at 997.
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