by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Fencing at Wellesley College, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Wellesley is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.
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The Wellesley women’s fencing team fields 20 student athletes.
Of the 16 varsity sports Wellesley sponsors, fencing sits at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s fencing program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Robert Charlton.
Across the school’s 16 sports, fencing sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wellesley women’s fencing program brought in $167,623 in revenue against $167,623 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $2,155 in operating expense per athlete, or $43,094 per team.
Among the school’s 16 sports, fencing sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Wellesley 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.