by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big West Conference.
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The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s soccer team carries 38 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 112. The most recent cohort included 109 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s soccer team fields 46 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 113. The NCAA tracked 136 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo fields 84 soccer athletes — 38 on the men’s side and 46 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Cal Poly San Luis Obispo reports, soccer comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Oige Kennedy.
The women’s soccer program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Bernardo Silva.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 14 sports, soccer sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s soccer program brought in $1,034,540 in revenue against $1,034,540 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $6,235 in operating expense per athlete, or $236,945 per team.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s soccer program brought in $1,263,839 in revenue against $1,263,839 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,426 in operating expense per athlete, or $203,612 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,034,540 to the women’s $1,263,839 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 963 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 93% and 93% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 983, soccer trails the average at 978.
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