by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Fencing at Ohio State University-Main Campus, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Ohio State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Ohio State men’s fencing team lists 24 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. Academic data covers 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Ohio State women’s fencing team carries 27 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 42. The most recent cohort included 48 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Ohio State fields 51 fencing athletes — 24 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Among the 23 varsity sports Ohio State sponsors, fencing ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Donald Anthony, Jr..
The women’s fencing program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Donald Anthony, Jr..
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 23 sports, fencing sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ohio State men’s fencing program reported $1,144,168 in revenue against $1,144,168 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $10,109 in operating expense per athlete, or $242,619 per team.
The Ohio State women’s fencing program brought in $1,077,033 in revenue against $1,077,033 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $7,638 in operating expense per athlete, or $206,234 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,144,168 to the women’s $1,077,033 in revenue.
Against the school’s 23 sports, fencing sits #16 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 990 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, fencing sits above average at 992.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.