by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Fencing at Sacred Heart University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Sacred Heart is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Sacred Heart men’s fencing team lists 26 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 21. Academic data covers 23 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Sacred Heart women’s fencing team carries 12 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Sacred Heart fields 38 fencing athletes — 26 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 22 varsity sports Sacred Heart sponsors, fencing sits at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Khristopher White.
The women’s fencing program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Khristopher White.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 22 sports, fencing sits #8 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Sacred Heart men’s fencing program generated $149,713 in revenue against $149,713 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $1,963 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,044 per team.
The Sacred Heart women’s fencing program reported $236,160 in revenue against $236,160 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,389 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,662 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $149,713 to the women’s $236,160 in revenue.
Among the school’s 22 sports, fencing sits #19 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 966 and the women 975, with graduation success rates of 75% and 80% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, fencing sits below average at 970.
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