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Fencing at U.S. colleges

Colleges reported $24.7 million of fencing revenue in the 2024–25 survey year, according to the Education Department’s athletics disclosures.

45 colleges fielded fencing, with 1,423 athletes and $27.5 million of expenses: 0.1% of the revenue colleges attributed to any sport.

Fencing, 2024–25

45
Colleges fielding it: $24.7 million
Revenue, as reported: $24,671,463; Not profit.; $27.5 million
Expenses, as reported: $27,524,190; 1,423
Athletes: 671 men and 752 women.; 52.8%
Women’s share of athletes: 80
Head coaches: 249
Assistant coaches

Revenue and expenses over time

Colleges reported $24.7 million of fencing revenue in 2024–⁠25, against $5.7 million in 2008–⁠09, in each year's dollars

Revenue and expenses the colleges attributed to fencing each survey year from 2008–⁠09 to 2024–⁠25, with the colleges that fielded it and its athletes. In each year's dollars.

The colleges that fielded the sport each year, not a fixed set of colleges. An athlete on two teams of the sport is counted on each.

Not adjusted for inflation.

Source: The Education Department’s athletics disclosures

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Colleges reported $24.7 million of fencing revenue in 2024–25, against $5.7 million in 2008–09, in each year's dollars. Revenue and expenses the colleges attributed to fencing each survey year from 2008–09 to 2024–25, with the colleges that fielded it and its athletes. In each year's dollars.
Survey year	Revenue	Expenses	Colleges	Athletes
2008–⁠09	$5.7 million	$9.3 million	41	1,284
2009–⁠10	$5.9 million	$9.0 million	41	1,281
2010–⁠11	$6.6 million	$9.7 million	41	1,234
2011–⁠12	$6.5 million	$10.2 million	42	1,265
2012–⁠13	$7.5 million	$11.1 million	41	1,290
2013–⁠14	$7.5 million	$11.6 million	41	1,275
2014–⁠15	$8.1 million	$12.0 million	42	1,290
2015–⁠16	$8.5 million	$12.9 million	43	1,333
2016–⁠17	$9.9 million	$14.3 million	44	1,325
2017–⁠18	$10.6 million	$15.9 million	45	1,380
2018–⁠19	$11.3 million	$16.4 million	43	1,383
2019–⁠20	$11.3 million	$16.4 million	43	1,350
2020–⁠21	$8.3 million	$11.2 million	25	767
2021–⁠22	$15.2 million	$19.0 million	43	1,388
2022–⁠23	$18.1 million	$22.3 million	43	1,375
2023–⁠24	$22.4 million	$25.1 million	43	1,375
2024–⁠25	$24.7 million	$27.5 million	45	1,423

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The colleges reporting the most fencing revenue

The 25 largest of the 45 colleges that reported fencing revenue for 2024–25, with the expenses they attributed to it beside it. Neither column is a measure of profit.

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Colleges by reported fencing revenue, 2024–25
Rank	College	State	Revenue	Expenses	Athletes
1	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	$3.2 million$3,241,015	$3.2 million$3,241,015	68
2	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Ohio	$2.2 million$2,221,201	$2.2 million$2,221,201	51
3	Duke University	North Carolina	$1.2 million$1,170,716	$1.7 million$1,715,029	42
4	Princeton University	New Jersey	$1.1 million$1,127,917	$1.1 million$1,127,917	33
5	Stanford University	California	$1.1 million$1,107,210	$1.1 million$1,107,210	27
6	St. John's University-New York	New York	$1.0 million$1,014,327	$1.0 million$1,014,327	28
7	Harvard University	Massachusetts	$874,848	$874,848	36
8	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	$863,454	$863,454	48
9	Temple University	Pennsylvania	$854,535	$854,535	18
10	New York University	New York	$815,757	$798,476	44
11	Long Island University	New York	$726,668	$726,668	29
12	University of the Incarnate Word	Texas	$618,978	$618,978	24
13	Northwestern University	Illinois	$610,759	$1.5 million$1,536,430	31
14	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Pennsylvania	$608,610	$1.3 million$1,321,698	47
15	Wayne State University	Michigan	$583,833	$583,833	25
16	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	$512,528	$499,851	25
17	Wagner College	New York	$497,043	$497,043	28
18	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$486,050	$486,050	43
19	Cornell University	New York	$481,812	$481,812	34
20	Yale University	Connecticut	$469,250	$469,250	30
21	University of California-San Diego	California	$465,014	$465,014	38
22	Boston College	Massachusetts	$444,031	$444,031	37
23	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	$443,302	$1.2 million$1,180,424	46
24	Sacred Heart University	Connecticut	$385,873	$385,873	38
25	Savannah College of Art and Design	Georgia	$352,774	$351,898	6

Every sport side by side: college sports by reported revenue and college sports by athletes. How the figures are made: the method.

Sources

Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data — every varsity team, by college and sport — Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 27, 2026

Compiled automatically from Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data — every varsity team, by college and sport by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 27, 2026