Here we dig into Soccer at Lander University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Lander University competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Peach Belt Conference.
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The Lander University men’s soccer team carries 55 student athletes.
The Lander University women’s soccer team carries 33 players.
Across both rosters, Lander University carries 88 soccer athletes — 55 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Lander University reports, soccer comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Paul Leese.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Ayer.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, soccer sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lander University men’s soccer program brought in $816,724 in revenue against $692,247 in expenses, for a surplus of $124,477. Per athlete, that is about $1,177 in operating expense per athlete, or $64,740 per team.
The Lander University women’s soccer program generated $703,784 in revenue against $572,234 in expenses, netting $131,550. This comes to about $1,386 in operating expense per athlete, or $45,743 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $816,724 to the women’s $703,784 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer sits #2 by revenue, or about 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Lander University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.