by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Florida Atlantic University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. FAU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The FAU men’s football team lists 115 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 363. The most recent cohort included 427 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports FAU reports, football ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Staffing-wise, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Zach Kittley.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The FAU men’s football program generated $19,330,509 in revenue against $19,330,509 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $38,438 in operating expense per athlete, or $4,420,344 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, football sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 39% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 942 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, football lands below the pack at 942.
When FAU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.