by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Rowing at University of San Diego, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. USD is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The USD men’s rowing team fields 32 student athletes.
The USD women’s rowing team fields 68 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 90. Academic data covers 125 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, USD carries 100 rowing athletes — 32 on the men’s side and 68 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports USD sponsors, rowing sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Vacant.
The women’s rowing program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Katie Thurstin.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 14 sports, rowing sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USD men’s rowing program generated $427,865 in revenue against $427,865 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,341 in operating expense per athlete, or $106,904 per team.
The USD women’s rowing program reported $1,371,402 in revenue against $1,371,402 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,059 in operating expense per athlete, or $139,979 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $427,865 to the women’s $1,371,402 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, rowing sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s rowing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 973 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 982, rowing trails the average at 973.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.