by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Swimming at Willamette University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Willamette competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The Willamette men’s swimming team carries 10 players.
The Willamette women’s swimming team lists 27 student athletes.
Combined, Willamette fields 37 swimming athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Willamette reports, swimming ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Brent Summers.
The women’s swimming program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Brent Summers.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, swimming sits #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Willamette men’s swimming program reported $61,574 in revenue against $61,574 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,095 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,945 per team.
The Willamette women’s swimming program brought in $166,249 in revenue against $166,249 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $3,094 in operating expense per athlete, or $83,550 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $61,574 to the women’s $166,249 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, swimming sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Willamette places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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