by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Fencing at Vassar College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Vassar plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Liberty League.
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The Vassar men’s fencing team carries 25 players.
The Vassar women’s fencing team lists 19 players.
Across both rosters, Vassar carries 44 fencing athletes — 25 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports Vassar sponsors, fencing ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program carries 8 coaches — 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 8 part-time. Leading the program is Bruce Gillman.
The women’s fencing program carries 8 coaches — 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 8 part-time. The head coach is Bruce Gillman.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 8 coaches to the women’s 8.
Among the school’s 16 sports, fencing ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Vassar men’s fencing program reported $130,223 in revenue against $130,223 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,684 in operating expense per athlete, or $42,101 per team.
The Vassar women’s fencing program brought in $134,674 in revenue against $134,674 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,391 in operating expense per athlete, or $45,436 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $130,223 to the women’s $134,674 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, fencing ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.