This page takes a deep look at Soccer at Canisius University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Canisius competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Canisius men’s soccer team carries 34 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. Academic data covers 83 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Canisius women’s soccer team carries 26 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 73. The most recent cohort included 75 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Canisius carries 60 soccer athletes — 34 on the men’s side and 26 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Canisius sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Tanke.
The women’s soccer program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Louis.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Canisius men’s soccer program generated $452,968 in revenue against $452,968 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,350 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,887 per team.
The Canisius women’s soccer program brought in $517,554 in revenue against $517,554 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $3,772 in operating expense per athlete, or $98,064 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $452,968 to the women’s $517,554 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 993 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, soccer lands below the pack at 989.
If Canisius 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.