by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. RPI plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Liberty League.
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The RPI men’s basketball team lists 20 athletes.
The RPI women’s basketball team carries 18 athletes.
Combined, RPI fields 38 basketball athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports RPI reports, basketball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Mark Gilbride.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Megan Yaman.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RPI men’s basketball program brought in $337,953 in revenue against $245,491 in expenses, for a surplus of $92,462. This comes to about $2,984 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,675 per team.
The RPI women’s basketball program reported $251,035 in revenue against $175,313 in expenses, a net profit of $75,722. Per athlete, that is about $1,913 in operating expense per athlete, or $34,427 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $337,953 to the women’s $251,035 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When RPI earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.