by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Rowing at Southern Methodist University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SMU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The SMU women’s rowing team carries 45 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 128. Academic data covers 139 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports SMU sponsors, rowing sits at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s rowing program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chase Graham.
Across the school’s 13 sports, rowing ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SMU women’s rowing program reported $3,263,520 in revenue against $3,263,520 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $13,137 in operating expense per athlete, or $591,158 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, rowing sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, rowing grades out ahead at 996.
If SMU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.