by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Rowing at Northeastern University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Northeastern competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Northeastern men’s rowing team fields 54 athletes.
The Northeastern women’s rowing team lists 62 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 129. Academic data covers 127 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Northeastern fields 116 rowing athletes — 54 on the men’s side and 62 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Northeastern reports, rowing sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Alex Perkins (Interim).
The women’s rowing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Joe Wilhelm.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, rowing sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northeastern men’s rowing program reported $2,698,623 in revenue against $2,698,623 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $7,716 in operating expense per athlete, or $416,672 per team.
The Northeastern women’s rowing program generated $2,419,497 in revenue against $2,419,497 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $6,108 in operating expense per athlete, or $378,688 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,698,623 to the women’s $2,419,497 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, rowing ranks #3 by revenue, or about 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, rowing comes in above the pack at 994.
If Northeastern places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.