by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Football at Vanderbilt University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Vanderbilt is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Vanderbilt men’s football team fields 116 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 356. Academic data covers 408 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Vanderbilt reports, football ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s football program employs 11 coaches — 1 head coach and 10 assistants. In all, 11 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Clark Lea.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Vanderbilt men’s football program reported $44,124,525 in revenue against $44,124,525 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $48,871 in operating expense per athlete, or $5,669,062 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 30% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, football sits below average at 985.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.