This page takes a deep look at Soccer at William & Mary, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. William & Mary competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The William & Mary men’s soccer team fields 27 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 82. The most recent cohort included 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The William & Mary women’s soccer team fields 35 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 89. The most recent cohort included 105 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, William & Mary fields 62 soccer athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 35 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports William & Mary sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Chris Norris.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Julie Shackford.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The William & Mary men’s soccer program generated $1,054,488 in revenue against $971,233 in expenses, for a surplus of $83,255. This comes to about $5,307 in operating expense per athlete, or $143,302 per team.
The William & Mary women’s soccer program generated $1,106,994 in revenue against $1,234,733 in expenses, a net loss of $127,739. This comes to about $4,465 in operating expense per athlete, or $156,281 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,054,488 to the women’s $1,106,994 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 990 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 82% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, soccer sits above average at 995.
When William & Mary places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.