by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Bucknell University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Bucknell plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Patriot League.
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The Bucknell men’s soccer team carries 28 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Bucknell women’s soccer team carries 30 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 97. The most recent cohort included 99 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Bucknell carries 58 soccer athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Of the 18 varsity sports Bucknell sponsors, soccer sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is David Brandt.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kelly Cook.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 18 sports, soccer ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bucknell men’s soccer program reported $1,095,520 in revenue against $1,095,520 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,281 in operating expense per athlete, or $119,871 per team.
The Bucknell women’s soccer program brought in $1,599,756 in revenue against $1,599,756 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $3,563 in operating expense per athlete, or $106,892 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,095,520 to the women’s $1,599,756 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, soccer sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 997, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, soccer grades out ahead at 998.
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