by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Mercer University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mercer is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Mercer men’s soccer team fields 31 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 79. The NCAA tracked 95 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mercer women’s soccer team fields 25 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 105. The NCAA tracked 103 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Mercer fields 56 soccer athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Mercer sponsors, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brad Ruzzo.
The women’s soccer program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Tony Economopoulos.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, soccer ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mercer men’s soccer program brought in $833,778 in revenue against $833,778 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,641 in operating expense per athlete, or $143,881 per team.
The Mercer women’s soccer program brought in $1,046,980 in revenue against $1,046,980 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,093 in operating expense per athlete, or $127,323 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $833,778 to the women’s $1,046,980 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, soccer ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 100% and 96% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, soccer grades out ahead at 996.
When Mercer 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.