by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Northern Kentucky University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NKU is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The NKU men’s soccer team lists 32 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 69. Academic data covers 82 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NKU women’s soccer team fields 28 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 99. The most recent cohort included 103 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, NKU fields 60 soccer athletes — 32 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports NKU sponsors, soccer comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Sean Teepen.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Bob Sheehan.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 12 sports, soccer sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NKU men’s soccer program generated $593,018 in revenue against $593,018 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,745 in operating expense per athlete, or $119,845 per team.
The NKU women’s soccer program generated $752,101 in revenue against $752,101 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $4,035 in operating expense per athlete, or $112,990 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $593,018 to the women’s $752,101 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, soccer ranks #2 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (957 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 970 and the women 997, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, soccer lands below the pack at 984.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.