by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. FDU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Northeast Conference.
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The FDU men’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The FDU women’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, FDU carries 31 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports FDU sponsors, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Jack Castleberry.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Stephanie Gaitley.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The FDU men’s basketball program generated $1,872,165 in revenue against $1,872,165 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $26,397 in operating expense per athlete, or $395,959 per team.
The FDU women’s basketball program brought in $1,667,278 in revenue against $1,667,278 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $23,038 in operating expense per athlete, or $368,609 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,872,165 to the women’s $1,667,278 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 945 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 945 and the women 981, with graduation success rates of 89% and 85% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball lands below the pack at 963.
When FDU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.