by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Illinois Wesleyan University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Illinois Wesleyan plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin.
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The Illinois Wesleyan men’s soccer team carries 30 athletes.
The Illinois Wesleyan women’s soccer team carries 25 athletes.
Across both rosters, Illinois Wesleyan fields 55 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports Illinois Wesleyan sponsors, soccer comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Kyle Schauls.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Oz Bakirdan.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 16 sports, soccer sits #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Illinois Wesleyan men’s soccer program brought in $186,851 in revenue against $186,851 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,128 in operating expense per athlete, or $63,829 per team.
The Illinois Wesleyan women’s soccer program brought in $134,995 in revenue against $134,995 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $1,644 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,101 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $186,851 to the women’s $134,995 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, soccer ranks #6 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.