Here we dig into Soccer at University of Northwestern-St Paul, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Northwestern plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Northwestern men’s soccer team lists 50 student athletes.
The Northwestern women’s soccer team fields 28 players.
Between the two teams, Northwestern carries 78 soccer athletes — 50 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Northwestern reports, soccer sits at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Greg Wheaton.
The women’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Daniel Brandt.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 12 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 Northwestern men’s soccer program brought in $90,036 in revenue against $90,036 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $901 in operating expense per athlete, or $45,072 per team.
The Northwestern women’s soccer program brought in $81,728 in revenue against $81,728 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,143 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,005 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $90,036 to the women’s $81,728 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.