This page takes a deep look at Soccer at Bowdoin College, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Bowdoin is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Bowdoin men’s soccer team lists 31 student athletes.
The Bowdoin women’s soccer team carries 23 players.
Across both rosters, Bowdoin fields 54 soccer athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Among the 20 varsity sports Bowdoin sponsors, soccer comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Scott Wiercinski.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Brianne Smithson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 20 sports, soccer ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bowdoin men’s soccer program generated $377,807 in revenue against $305,482 in expenses, netting $72,325. Per athlete, that is about $3,584 in operating expense per athlete, or $111,096 per team.
The Bowdoin women’s soccer program reported $395,941 in revenue against $355,132 in expenses, a net profit of $40,809. This comes to about $2,503 in operating expense per athlete, or $57,572 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $377,807 to the women’s $395,941 in revenue.
Against the school’s 20 sports, soccer sits #6 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Bowdoin earns a spot on a 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.