by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Outdoor Track & Field at Stanford University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Stanford is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Stanford men’s outdoor track & field team lists 32 student athletes.
The Stanford women’s outdoor track & field team fields 41 players.
Between the two teams, Stanford carries 73 outdoor track & field athletes — 32 on the men’s side and 41 on the women’s.
Of the 26 varsity sports Stanford reports, outdoor track & field comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s outdoor track & field program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 7 part-time.
The women’s outdoor track & field program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 7 part-time.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 7.
Across the school’s 26 sports, outdoor track & field sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Stanford men’s outdoor track & field program reported $1,211,931 in revenue against $1,211,931 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $8,979 in operating expense per athlete, or $287,320 per team.
The Stanford women’s outdoor track & field program reported $1,760,042 in revenue against $1,760,042 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $8,979 in operating expense per athlete, or $368,129 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,211,931 to the women’s $1,760,042 in revenue.
Among the school’s 26 sports, outdoor track & field sits #12 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Stanford earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.