by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Liberty University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Liberty University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Liberty University men’s soccer team lists 26 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 76. The NCAA tracked 82 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Liberty University women’s soccer team carries 31 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 100. The most recent cohort included 117 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Liberty University carries 57 soccer athletes — 26 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Liberty University sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Scott Wells.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Lang Wedemeyer.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Liberty University men’s soccer program brought in $1,296,465 in revenue against $1,296,465 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $9,899 in operating expense per athlete, or $257,377 per team.
The Liberty University women’s soccer program generated $1,671,336 in revenue against $1,671,336 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $12,368 in operating expense per athlete, or $383,405 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,296,465 to the women’s $1,671,336 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #4 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (978 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 992 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 95% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, soccer lands below the pack at 994.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.