by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Football at Yale University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Yale competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Yale men’s football team lists 121 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 419. The NCAA tracked 462 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 22 varsity sports Yale reports, football sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s football program is staffed by 10 coaches — 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Of those, 8 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Kevin Cahill.
Among the school’s 22 sports, football sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Yale men’s football program reported $7,810,316 in revenue against $7,810,316 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $10,342 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,251,415 per team.
Against the school’s 22 sports, football ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s football team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, football lands below the pack at 984.
When 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.