by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Fencing at University of the Incarnate Word, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UIW plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The UIW men’s fencing team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. Academic data covers 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UIW women’s fencing team fields 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. The most recent cohort included 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UIW carries 24 fencing athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports UIW sponsors, fencing comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is John Moreau.
The women’s fencing program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is John Moreau.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, fencing sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UIW men’s fencing program generated $298,075 in revenue against $298,075 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,439 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,589 per team.
The UIW women’s fencing program brought in $320,903 in revenue against $320,903 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $3,439 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,953 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $298,075 to the women’s $320,903 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, fencing ranks #11 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 978 and the women 984, with graduation success rates of 75% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 985, fencing sits below average at 981.
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