by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Marshall University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Marshall University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Marshall University men’s soccer team fields 31 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 84. The most recent cohort included 92 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Marshall University women’s soccer team fields 31 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 104. The NCAA tracked 119 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Marshall University carries 62 soccer athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Marshall University sponsors, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Grassie.
The women’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Rafael Simoes.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 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 Marshall University men’s soccer program generated $3,007,967 in revenue against $3,007,967 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $24,995 in operating expense per athlete, or $774,855 per team.
The Marshall University women’s soccer program brought in $1,538,675 in revenue against $1,538,675 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $15,908 in operating expense per athlete, or $493,139 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $3,007,967 to the women’s $1,538,675 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (947 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 985 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 76% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 981, soccer grades out ahead at 990.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.