by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at California State University-Sacramento, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Sac State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The Sac State men’s soccer team carries 37 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 69. Academic data covers 92 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Sac State women’s soccer team carries 30 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 96. Academic data covers 101 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Sac State fields 67 soccer athletes — 37 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Sac State 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. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Michael Linenberger.
The women’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Timothy Strader.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
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 Sac State men’s soccer program generated $777,352 in revenue against $777,352 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $4,812 in operating expense per athlete, or $178,057 per team.
The Sac State women’s soccer program reported $1,005,300 in revenue against $1,005,300 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $7,762 in operating expense per athlete, or $232,865 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $777,352 to the women’s $1,005,300 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #5 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (972 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 71%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 977 and the women 970, with graduation success rates of 71% and 94% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 975, soccer lands below the pack at 974.
When Sac State places on one of our 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.