by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Davidson College, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Davidson is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The Davidson men’s soccer team fields 28 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 99. The most recent cohort included 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Davidson women’s soccer team carries 30 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 110 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Davidson fields 58 soccer athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Davidson 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. The head coach is Mike Babst.
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 Riley Piechnick.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Davidson men’s soccer program brought in $652,198 in revenue against $722,699 in expenses, a net loss of $70,501. Per athlete, that is about $4,422 in operating expense per athlete, or $123,813 per team.
The Davidson women’s soccer program generated $532,182 in revenue against $725,728 in expenses, a net loss of $193,546. That works out to about $5,671 in operating expense per athlete, or $170,126 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $652,198 to the women’s $532,182 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded 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.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 998 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 998, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, soccer comes in above the pack at 999.
When Davidson earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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