On this page we break down Rowing at Syracuse University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Syracuse plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Syracuse men’s rowing team carries 55 student athletes.
The Syracuse women’s rowing team lists 52 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 119. The most recent cohort included 149 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Syracuse carries 107 rowing athletes — 55 on the men’s side and 52 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Syracuse sponsors, rowing ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is David Reischman.
The women’s rowing program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Luke McGee.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 13 sports, rowing ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Syracuse men’s rowing program generated $1,436,272 in revenue against $2,272,398 in expenses, a net loss of $836,126. Per athlete, that is about $8,666 in operating expense per athlete, or $476,604 per team.
The Syracuse women’s rowing program reported $1,924,256 in revenue against $3,383,024 in expenses, a net loss of $1,458,768. This comes to about $7,929 in operating expense per athlete, or $412,315 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,436,272 to the women’s $1,924,256 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, rowing sits #4 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, rowing sits above average at 995.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.