by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Fencing at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Penn State University Park plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Penn State University Park men’s fencing team carries 25 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The most recent cohort included 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Penn State University Park women’s fencing team carries 22 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 30. The most recent cohort included 27 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Penn State University Park fields 47 fencing athletes — 25 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports Penn State University Park sponsors, fencing sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Matteo Zennaro.
The women’s fencing program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Matteo Zennaro.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 19 sports, fencing ranks #10 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Penn State University Park men’s fencing program generated $296,276 in revenue against $617,419 in expenses, running a deficit of $321,143. That works out to about $2,860 in operating expense per athlete, or $71,503 per team.
The Penn State University Park women’s fencing program brought in $312,334 in revenue against $704,279 in expenses, coming up short by $391,945. That works out to about $3,156 in operating expense per athlete, or $69,422 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $296,276 to the women’s $312,334 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, fencing ranks #13 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (962 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
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.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 982 and the women 979, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, fencing trails the average at 980.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.