by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Niagara University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Niagara is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Niagara men’s soccer team fields 26 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 69. The NCAA tracked 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Niagara women’s soccer team lists 31 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 73. The most recent cohort included 88 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Niagara carries 57 soccer athletes — 26 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Niagara sponsors, soccer sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Bill Boyle.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Donny George.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Niagara men’s soccer program brought in $571,779 in revenue against $571,779 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,026 in operating expense per athlete, or $104,682 per team.
The Niagara women’s soccer program generated $765,336 in revenue against $765,336 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $3,286 in operating expense per athlete, or $101,851 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $571,779 to the women’s $765,336 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 963, with graduation success rates of 94% and 94% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, soccer lands below the pack at 976.
When Niagara 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.