by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Rowing at Drake University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Drake competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Drake women’s rowing team fields 32 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. Academic data covers 39 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports Drake reports, rowing sits at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s rowing program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Charlie DeSilvesro.
Among the school’s 11 sports, rowing sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Drake women’s rowing program generated $358,527 in revenue against $358,527 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,393 in operating expense per athlete, or $140,569 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, rowing ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, rowing grades out ahead at 993.
When Drake places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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