by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Outdoor Track & Field at Oberlin College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Oberlin competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of North Coast Athletic Conference.
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The Oberlin men’s outdoor track & field team fields 37 athletes.
The Oberlin women’s outdoor track & field team lists 28 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Oberlin carries 65 outdoor track & field athletes — 37 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Oberlin sponsors, outdoor track & field comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 15 sports, outdoor track & field sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Oberlin men’s outdoor track & field program brought in $66,984 in revenue against $56,984 in expenses, for a surplus of $10,000. This comes to about $370 in operating expense per athlete, or $13,700 per team.
The Oberlin women’s outdoor track & field program generated $62,606 in revenue against $62,606 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $454 in operating expense per athlete, or $12,700 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $66,984 to the women’s $62,606 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #10 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Oberlin places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
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