by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Fordham University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Fordham U competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The Fordham U men’s basketball team carries 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Fordham U women’s basketball team fields 22 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Fordham U carries 39 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Fordham U sponsors, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mike Magpayo.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Bridgette Mitchell.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Fordham U men’s basketball program brought in $8,756,051 in revenue against $8,756,051 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $82,544 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,403,256 per team.
The Fordham U women’s basketball program generated $4,148,818 in revenue against $4,148,818 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $42,905 in operating expense per athlete, or $943,911 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $8,756,051 to the women’s $4,148,818 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 27% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 993, basketball sits above average at 1000.
When Fordham U places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.