This page takes a deep look at Fencing at New York University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. NYU competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of University Athletic Association.
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The NYU men’s fencing team carries 23 athletes.
The NYU women’s fencing team lists 21 players.
Across both rosters, NYU fields 44 fencing athletes — 23 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports NYU sponsors, fencing sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Ben Bratton.
The women’s fencing program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Ben Bratton.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 sports, fencing sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NYU men’s fencing program reported $414,433 in revenue against $401,043 in expenses, netting $13,390. Per athlete, that is about $4,271 in operating expense per athlete, or $98,243 per team.
The NYU women’s fencing program brought in $401,324 in revenue against $397,433 in expenses, netting $3,891. This comes to about $4,349 in operating expense per athlete, or $91,322 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $414,433 to the women’s $401,324 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, fencing ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.