by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Kentucky Wesleyan College, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Wesleyan competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Wesleyan men’s soccer team lists 47 student athletes.
The Wesleyan women’s soccer team fields 33 players.
Combined, Wesleyan carries 80 soccer athletes — 47 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports Wesleyan reports, soccer sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is John Fusco.
The women’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Tyler Stauffer.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 9 sports, soccer sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wesleyan men’s soccer program brought in $540,289 in revenue against $563,445 in expenses, a net loss of $23,156. That works out to about $1,789 in operating expense per athlete, or $84,083 per team.
The Wesleyan women’s soccer program generated $422,656 in revenue against $407,735 in expenses, a net profit of $14,921. Per athlete, that is about $2,030 in operating expense per athlete, or $67,005 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $540,289 to the women’s $422,656 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Wesleyan earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.