On this page we break down Rowing at University of Pennsylvania, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UPenn is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The UPenn men’s rowing team carries 49 student athletes.
The UPenn women’s rowing team lists 58 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 139. The NCAA tracked 160 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UPenn carries 107 rowing athletes — 49 on the men’s side and 58 on the women’s.
Among the 21 varsity sports UPenn sponsors, rowing comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Albert Monte.
The women’s rowing program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Bill Manning.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 21 sports, rowing sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UPenn men’s rowing program reported $747,475 in revenue against $747,475 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $4,252 in operating expense per athlete, or $208,370 per team.
The UPenn women’s rowing program generated $713,925 in revenue against $713,925 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $4,877 in operating expense per athlete, or $282,857 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $747,475 to the women’s $713,925 in revenue.
Against the school’s 21 sports, rowing ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 98%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 995, rowing sits above average at 1000.
When UPenn 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.