by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Swimming at Eastern Illinois University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. EIU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The EIU men’s swimming team fields 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 46. The most recent cohort included 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The EIU women’s swimming team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The most recent cohort included 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, EIU fields 34 swimming athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports EIU reports, swimming comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Scott P Teeters.
The women’s swimming program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Scott P Teeters.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 13 sports, swimming ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The EIU men’s swimming program brought in $127,098 in revenue against $127,098 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,576 in operating expense per athlete, or $46,370 per team.
The EIU women’s swimming program brought in $148,761 in revenue against $148,761 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,204 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,261 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $127,098 to the women’s $148,761 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, swimming sits #9 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s swimming team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s swimming 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.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 974 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, swimming sits above average at 987.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.