by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Rowing at Columbia University in the City of New York, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Columbia plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Columbia men’s rowing team fields 34 players.
The Columbia women’s rowing team fields 53 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 94. Academic data covers 154 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Columbia fields 87 rowing athletes — 34 on the men’s side and 53 on the women’s.
Among the 21 varsity sports Columbia sponsors, rowing comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Thomas Terhaar.
The women’s rowing program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Emerson Curry.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 21 sports, rowing sits #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 rowing program reported $1,197,692 in revenue against $1,197,692 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $10,666 in operating expense per athlete, or $362,654 per team.
The Columbia women’s rowing program brought in $928,065 in revenue against $928,065 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $6,223 in operating expense per athlete, or $329,836 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,197,692 to the women’s $928,065 in revenue.
Against the school’s 21 sports, rowing ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 998, rowing sits above average at 1000.
When Columbia 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.