by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Cornell University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cornell competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Cornell men’s football team lists 109 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 437. Academic data covers 408 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 24 varsity sports Cornell sponsors, football ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Of those, 7 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Dan Swanstrom.
Across the school’s 24 sports, football sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cornell men’s football program generated $4,589,612 in revenue against $4,589,612 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $4,382 in operating expense per athlete, or $477,623 per team.
Against the school’s 24 sports, football ranks #2 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, football trails the average at 974.
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