by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Cornell University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Cornell competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Cornell men’s soccer team fields 35 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 83. Academic data covers 123 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cornell women’s soccer team carries 34 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 99. Academic data covers 121 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Cornell carries 69 soccer athletes — 35 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Among the 24 varsity sports Cornell reports, soccer sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is John Smith.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Rob Ferguson.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 24 sports, soccer sits #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cornell men’s soccer program reported $715,317 in revenue against $715,317 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $4,025 in operating expense per athlete, or $140,886 per team.
The Cornell women’s soccer program reported $713,683 in revenue against $658,504 in expenses, netting $55,179. That works out to about $4,465 in operating expense per athlete, or $151,815 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $715,317 to the women’s $713,683 in revenue.
Among the school’s 24 sports, soccer ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 987 and the women 996, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 991, soccer sits above average at 992.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.