by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Oglethorpe University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Oglethorpe is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Southern Athletic Association.
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The Oglethorpe men’s soccer team carries 56 student athletes.
The Oglethorpe women’s soccer team carries 30 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Oglethorpe fields 86 soccer athletes — 56 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports Oglethorpe reports, soccer comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Jon Akin.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Rob King.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 10 sports, soccer ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Oglethorpe men’s soccer program reported $208,544 in revenue against $208,544 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,031 in operating expense per athlete, or $57,742 per team.
The Oglethorpe women’s soccer program reported $172,394 in revenue against $172,394 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,604 in operating expense per athlete, or $48,119 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $208,544 to the women’s $172,394 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, soccer ranks #2 by revenue, or about 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Oglethorpe 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.