by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Rowing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. MIT competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.
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The MIT men’s rowing team lists 63 student athletes.
The MIT women’s rowing team fields 72 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The NCAA tracked 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, MIT carries 135 rowing athletes — 63 on the men’s side and 72 on the women’s.
Among the 21 varsity sports MIT reports, rowing comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Will Oliver.
The women’s rowing program is staffed by 8 coaches — 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Holly Metcalf.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 8.
Among the school’s 21 sports, rowing ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The MIT men’s rowing program brought in $1,287,594 in revenue against $1,287,594 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $12,653 in operating expense per athlete, or $797,150 per team.
The MIT women’s rowing program brought in $1,136,387 in revenue against $1,136,387 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $10,002 in operating expense per athlete, or $720,109 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,287,594 to the women’s $1,136,387 in revenue.
Against the school’s 21 sports, rowing ranks #1 by revenue, or about 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (984 on a multi-year basis). It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 1000, rowing matches the average at 1000.
When MIT places on one of our 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.