by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Boston University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Boston U is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Patriot League.
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The Boston U men’s soccer team lists 28 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 64. The most recent cohort included 101 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Boston U women’s soccer team carries 32 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 96. The most recent cohort included 104 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Boston U carries 60 soccer athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Boston U reports, soccer sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Kevin Nylen.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Megan Burke.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Boston U men’s soccer program generated $1,536,870 in revenue against $1,536,870 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $7,189 in operating expense per athlete, or $201,282 per team.
The Boston U women’s soccer program reported $2,338,372 in revenue against $2,338,372 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $8,470 in operating expense per athlete, or $271,052 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,536,870 to the women’s $2,338,372 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #6 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 983 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 94% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, soccer trails the average at 988.
When Boston U 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.