by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Harvard University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Harvard is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Harvard men’s football team carries 113 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 406. The NCAA tracked 421 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 24 varsity sports Harvard sponsors, football comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Of those, 7 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Andrew Aurich.
Across the school’s 24 sports, football ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Harvard men’s football program reported $4,937,749 in revenue against $4,937,749 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $4,443 in operating expense per athlete, or $502,039 per team.
Against the school’s 24 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 99%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, football comes in above the pack at 997.
If Harvard 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.