by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Florida Atlantic University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. FAU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The FAU men’s soccer team lists 30 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 97 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The FAU women’s soccer team fields 31 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 118. Academic data covers 123 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, FAU carries 61 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports FAU reports, soccer comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Joseph Worthen.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Patrick Baker.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The FAU men’s soccer program brought in $1,187,914 in revenue against $1,187,914 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $9,702 in operating expense per athlete, or $291,071 per team.
The FAU women’s soccer program generated $1,333,787 in revenue against $1,333,787 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $9,470 in operating expense per athlete, or $293,571 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,187,914 to the women’s $1,333,787 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 974 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 86% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, soccer sits below average at 984.
When FAU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.