by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Cross Country at Oberlin College, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Oberlin plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of North Coast Athletic Conference.
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The Oberlin men’s cross country team carries 17 student athletes.
The Oberlin women’s cross country team lists 12 athletes.
Between the two teams, Oberlin carries 29 cross country athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Oberlin reports, cross country ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Izzy Alexander.
The women’s cross country program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Izzy Alexander.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Oberlin men’s cross country program generated $54,177 in revenue against $54,177 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $488 in operating expense per athlete, or $8,295 per team.
The Oberlin women’s cross country program generated $71,961 in revenue against $71,961 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $643 in operating expense per athlete, or $7,710 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $54,177 to the women’s $71,961 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, cross country sits #12 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Oberlin earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.