by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at San Francisco State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SFSU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association.
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The SFSU men’s outdoor track & field team fields 17 players.
The SFSU women’s outdoor track & field team carries 34 student athletes.
Combined, SFSU carries 51 outdoor track & field athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports SFSU sponsors, outdoor track & field ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 9 sports, outdoor track & field sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SFSU men’s outdoor track & field program reported $22,275 in revenue against $22,275 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,255 in operating expense per athlete, or $21,335 per team.
The SFSU women’s outdoor track & field program reported $273,714 in revenue against $273,714 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,099 in operating expense per athlete, or $71,358 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $22,275 to the women’s $273,714 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, outdoor track & field ranks #8 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When SFSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.