by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Harvard University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Harvard plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Harvard men’s soccer team lists 31 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 84. The most recent cohort included 84 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Harvard women’s soccer team lists 30 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 84. The NCAA tracked 99 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Harvard fields 61 soccer athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Among the 24 varsity sports Harvard sponsors, soccer comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Josh Shapiro.
The women’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Hamblin.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 24 sports, soccer sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Harvard men’s soccer program generated $725,978 in revenue against $725,978 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $8,117 in operating expense per athlete, or $251,617 per team.
The Harvard women’s soccer program brought in $793,626 in revenue against $793,626 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $6,168 in operating expense per athlete, or $185,029 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $725,978 to the women’s $793,626 in revenue.
Among the school’s 24 sports, soccer sits #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 997, with graduation success rates of 100% and 96% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, soccer comes in above the pack at 998.
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