by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at James Madison University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. JMU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The JMU men’s soccer team carries 30 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 77. The most recent cohort included 64 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The JMU women’s soccer team lists 36 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 89. The most recent cohort included 100 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, JMU carries 66 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 36 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports JMU sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Paul Zazenski.
The women’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Joshua Walters, Sr..
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 15 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The JMU men’s soccer program generated $1,652,271 in revenue against $1,652,271 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $10,430 in operating expense per athlete, or $312,898 per team.
The JMU women’s soccer program generated $1,945,684 in revenue against $1,945,684 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $10,241 in operating expense per athlete, or $368,667 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,652,271 to the women’s $1,945,684 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (991 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 1000 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, soccer comes in above the pack at 997.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.