by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at California State University-Northridge, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. CSUN competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The CSUN men’s soccer team lists 27 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 101. Academic data covers 138 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The CSUN women’s soccer team lists 23 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 116. The most recent cohort included 118 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, CSUN carries 50 soccer athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports CSUN sponsors, soccer ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Terry Davila.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Gina Brewer.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 12 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CSUN men’s soccer program generated $1,137,623 in revenue against $1,333,982 in expenses, a net loss of $196,359. Per athlete, that is about $7,885 in operating expense per athlete, or $212,899 per team.
The CSUN women’s soccer program generated $924,123 in revenue against $971,030 in expenses, running a deficit of $46,907. Per athlete, that is about $11,731 in operating expense per athlete, or $269,812 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,137,623 to the women’s $924,123 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (949 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 965 and the women 975, with graduation success rates of 79% and 96% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 979, soccer sits below average at 970.
When CSUN 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.