by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Fencing at St. John’s University-New York, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. STJ plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The STJ men’s fencing team fields 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 24. Academic data covers 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The STJ women’s fencing team lists 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. The most recent cohort included 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, STJ carries 28 fencing athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports STJ sponsors, fencing comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Yury Gelman.
The women’s fencing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Yury Gelman.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 sports, fencing ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The STJ men’s fencing program generated $503,893 in revenue against $503,893 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $3,015 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,263 per team.
The STJ women’s fencing program generated $510,434 in revenue against $510,434 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $4,353 in operating expense per athlete, or $47,885 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $503,893 to the women’s $510,434 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, fencing sits #10 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, fencing sits above average at 1000.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.