by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Boston College, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Boston College is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Boston College men’s soccer team fields 35 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The NCAA tracked 93 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Boston College women’s soccer team carries 38 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 75. Academic data covers 105 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Boston College fields 73 soccer athletes — 35 on the men’s side and 38 on the women’s.
Among the 20 varsity sports Boston College sponsors, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Bob Thompson.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Watkins.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 20 sports, soccer sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Boston College men’s soccer program brought in $1,990,839 in revenue against $1,990,839 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $12,263 in operating expense per athlete, or $429,194 per team.
The Boston College women’s soccer program generated $2,777,121 in revenue against $2,777,121 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $10,835 in operating expense per athlete, or $411,711 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,990,839 to the women’s $2,777,121 in revenue.
Against the school’s 20 sports, soccer sits #4 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 977 and the women 997, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, soccer sits below average at 987.
When Boston College 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.