Here we dig into Soccer at California State University-Fullerton, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Cal State Fullerton plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team carries 26 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 109. Academic data covers 88 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team carries 31 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 124. The NCAA tracked 132 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Cal State Fullerton carries 57 soccer athletes — 26 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Cal State Fullerton reports, soccer ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is George Kuntz.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Demian Brown.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer program generated $1,010,868 in revenue against $1,010,868 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $6,328 in operating expense per athlete, or $164,526 per team.
The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer program reported $1,316,031 in revenue against $1,316,031 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $10,945 in operating expense per athlete, or $339,290 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,010,868 to the women’s $1,316,031 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #2 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 952 (944 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 952 and the women 993, with graduation success rates of 79% and 90% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 976, soccer lands below the pack at 972.
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