by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Fencing at Yale University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Yale competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Yale men’s fencing team carries 18 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. Academic data covers 43 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Yale women’s fencing team lists 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. Academic data covers 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Yale fields 30 fencing athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 22 varsity sports Yale reports, fencing comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s fencing program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Marat Israelian.
The women’s fencing program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Marat Israelian.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 22 sports, fencing sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Yale men’s fencing program brought in $281,550 in revenue against $281,550 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $2,825 in operating expense per athlete, or $50,847 per team.
The Yale women’s fencing program brought in $187,700 in revenue against $187,700 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,825 in operating expense per athlete, or $33,898 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $281,550 to the women’s $187,700 in revenue.
Among the school’s 22 sports, fencing sits #17 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s fencing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s fencing team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 988 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 100% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, fencing lands below the pack at 989.
If Yale 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.