by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Rowing at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WPI is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.
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The WPI men’s rowing team lists 48 student athletes.
The WPI women’s rowing team carries 46 athletes.
Between the two teams, WPI fields 94 rowing athletes — 48 on the men’s side and 46 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports WPI sponsors, rowing sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s rowing program is staffed by 9 coaches — 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 9 part-time. Leading the program is Larry Noble.
The women’s rowing program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Jason Steele.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 9 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, rowing sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WPI men’s rowing program brought in $305,034 in revenue against $305,034 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $2,542 in operating expense per athlete, or $122,012 per team.
The WPI women’s rowing program generated $351,421 in revenue against $351,421 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,859 in operating expense per athlete, or $177,520 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $305,034 to the women’s $351,421 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, rowing ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If WPI places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.