by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Skiing at University of Utah, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. U of U plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The U of U men’s skiing team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The U of U women’s skiing team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 43. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, U of U carries 29 skiing athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports U of U sponsors, skiing sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s skiing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Fredrik Landstedt.
The women’s skiing program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Fredrik Landstedt.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 17 sports, skiing ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The U of U men’s skiing program reported $263,572 in revenue against $1,115,894 in expenses, running a deficit of $852,322. Per athlete, that is about $17,771 in operating expense per athlete, or $266,563 per team.
The U of U women’s skiing program generated $240,130 in revenue against $1,087,215 in expenses, running a deficit of $847,085. This comes to about $17,771 in operating expense per athlete, or $248,793 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $263,572 to the women’s $240,130 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, skiing ranks #11 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s skiing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s skiing team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 985 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 985, skiing comes in above the pack at 990.
When U of U earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.