by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Fencing at Northwestern University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Northwestern competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Northwestern women’s fencing team carries 31 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 90. The NCAA tracked 101 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports Northwestern reports, fencing ranks #6 by total roster size.
The women’s fencing program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Zachary Moss.
Among the school’s 16 sports, fencing ranks #13 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwestern women’s fencing program generated $610,759 in revenue against $1,536,430 in expenses, running a deficit of $925,671. Per athlete, that is about $10,745 in operating expense per athlete, or $333,093 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, fencing sits #14 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s fencing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 996, fencing trails the average at 979.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.