by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Metropolitan State University of Denver, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. MSU Denver plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The MSU Denver men’s soccer team fields 35 athletes.
The MSU Denver women’s soccer team fields 27 student athletes.
Across both rosters, MSU Denver fields 62 soccer athletes — 35 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports MSU Denver reports, soccer comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Nicholas Kirchhof.
The women’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Katie Hooker.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 10 sports, soccer sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The MSU Denver men’s soccer program brought in $523,932 in revenue against $485,062 in expenses, a net profit of $38,870. Per athlete, that is about $2,266 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,326 per team.
The MSU Denver women’s soccer program generated $555,152 in revenue against $554,353 in expenses, netting $799. This comes to about $3,295 in operating expense per athlete, or $88,969 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $523,932 to the women’s $555,152 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, soccer ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When MSU Denver 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.