by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Fencing at Princeton University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Princeton plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Princeton men’s fencing team lists 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The NCAA tracked 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Princeton women’s fencing team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Princeton carries 33 fencing athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 22 varsity sports Princeton sponsors, fencing comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Zoltan Dudas.
The women’s fencing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Zoltan Dudas.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 22 sports, fencing sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Princeton men’s fencing program reported $559,587 in revenue against $559,587 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $8,350 in operating expense per athlete, or $150,293 per team.
The Princeton women’s fencing program brought in $568,330 in revenue against $568,330 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $11,278 in operating expense per athlete, or $169,175 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $559,587 to the women’s $568,330 in revenue.
Against the school’s 22 sports, fencing sits #13 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 996 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 100% and 93% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, fencing is on par with the average at 994.
When Princeton places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.