by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Missouri State University-Springfield, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Missouri State competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Missouri State men’s soccer team fields 30 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 102. Academic data covers 124 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Missouri State women’s soccer team fields 31 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 120. Academic data covers 126 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Missouri State fields 61 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Missouri State reports, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Mike Seabolt.
The women’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Kirk Nelson.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, soccer ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Missouri State men’s soccer program generated $887,089 in revenue against $887,089 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $7,181 in operating expense per athlete, or $215,437 per team.
The Missouri State women’s soccer program generated $867,304 in revenue against $867,304 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $6,274 in operating expense per athlete, or $194,497 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $887,089 to the women’s $867,304 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 991 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 85% and 96% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, soccer grades out ahead at 996.
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