by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Rowing at Oregon State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Oregon State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Pac-12 Conference.
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The Oregon State men’s rowing team fields 43 athletes.
The Oregon State women’s rowing team carries 40 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 123. The most recent cohort included 167 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Oregon State fields 83 rowing athletes — 43 on the men’s side and 40 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Oregon State sponsors, rowing sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Eichler.
The women’s rowing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Michael Eichler.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, rowing ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Oregon State men’s rowing program generated $636,660 in revenue against $636,660 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $5,175 in operating expense per athlete, or $222,506 per team.
The Oregon State women’s rowing program generated $2,417,916 in revenue against $2,417,916 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $10,710 in operating expense per athlete, or $428,405 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $636,660 to the women’s $2,417,916 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, rowing ranks #5 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, rowing sits below average at 981.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.