by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Rowing at George Mason University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. GMU is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The GMU women’s rowing team fields 46 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 42. Academic data covers 94 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports GMU sponsors, rowing ranks #4 by total roster size.
The women’s rowing program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Joseph Richards.
Across the school’s 15 sports, rowing ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GMU women’s rowing program reported $541,263 in revenue against $541,263 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,772 in operating expense per athlete, or $173,508 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, rowing sits #11 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (963 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 63%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, rowing lands below the pack at 983.
If GMU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.