by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Fencing at Harvard University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Harvard is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Harvard men’s fencing team lists 22 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Harvard women’s fencing team carries 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. Academic data covers 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Harvard fields 36 fencing athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 24 varsity sports Harvard sponsors, fencing sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time. The head coach is Daria Schneider.
The women’s fencing program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time. At the helm is Daria Schneider.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 24 sports, fencing sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Harvard men’s fencing program generated $443,814 in revenue against $443,814 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,733 in operating expense per athlete, or $82,127 per team.
The Harvard women’s fencing program brought in $431,034 in revenue against $431,034 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,674 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,441 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $443,814 to the women’s $431,034 in revenue.
Among the school’s 24 sports, fencing sits #12 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 985 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, fencing lands below the pack at 992.
When Harvard earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.