Here we dig into Soccer at California State University-Los Angeles, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cal State LA plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association.
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The Cal State LA men’s soccer team lists 36 players.
The Cal State LA women’s soccer team lists 37 players.
Between the two teams, Cal State LA fields 73 soccer athletes — 36 on the men’s side and 37 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Cal State LA reports, soccer sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Michael Erush.
The women’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Erik Garcia (Interim).
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 11 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 State LA men’s soccer program generated $701,985 in revenue against $701,985 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,509 in operating expense per athlete, or $126,338 per team.
The Cal State LA women’s soccer program brought in $468,912 in revenue against $468,912 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,917 in operating expense per athlete, or $70,931 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $701,985 to the women’s $468,912 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Cal State LA 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.