by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Longwood University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Longwood plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Longwood men’s soccer team carries 29 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 69. The NCAA tracked 68 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Longwood women’s soccer team lists 29 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 96. Academic data covers 103 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Longwood fields 58 soccer athletes — 29 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Longwood reports, soccer sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Paul Gilbert.
The women’s soccer program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Todd Dyer.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Longwood men’s soccer program brought in $833,935 in revenue against $894,686 in expenses, running a deficit of $60,751. Per athlete, that is about $4,432 in operating expense per athlete, or $128,541 per team.
The Longwood women’s soccer program reported $1,034,891 in revenue against $991,319 in expenses, for a surplus of $43,572. That works out to about $4,353 in operating expense per athlete, or $126,234 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $833,935 to the women’s $1,034,891 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #2 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (997 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.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 985 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 80% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, soccer comes in above the pack at 992.
When Longwood earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.