by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Football at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. RPI competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Liberty League.
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The RPI men’s football team carries 114 athletes.
Of the 15 varsity sports RPI reports, football ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 7 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Ralph Isernia.
Among the school’s 15 sports, football ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RPI men’s football program generated $808,183 in revenue against $790,941 in expenses, a net profit of $17,242. That works out to about $899 in operating expense per athlete, or $102,438 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, football sits #2 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When RPI earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.