by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Mercyhurst University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Mercyhurst is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Northeast Conference.
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The Mercyhurst men’s soccer team carries 66 student athletes. The most recent cohort included 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mercyhurst women’s soccer team lists 51 players. The most recent cohort included 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Mercyhurst carries 117 soccer athletes — 66 on the men’s side and 51 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports Mercyhurst reports, soccer ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Austin Solomon.
The women’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Dale White.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 19 sports, soccer ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mercyhurst men’s soccer program generated $817,219 in revenue against $817,219 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,287 in operating expense per athlete, or $150,941 per team.
The Mercyhurst women’s soccer program generated $883,327 in revenue against $883,327 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,843 in operating expense per athlete, or $144,999 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $817,219 to the women’s $883,327 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, soccer ranks #4 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 934 and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 934 and the women 982, with graduation success rates of 82% and 96% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 978, soccer sits below average at 958.
If Mercyhurst places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.