by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Penn State University Park plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Penn State University Park men’s soccer team carries 27 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 88. Academic data covers 90 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Penn State University Park women’s soccer team lists 36 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 84. Academic data covers 99 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Penn State University Park carries 63 soccer athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 36 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports Penn State University Park reports, soccer comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jeff Cook.
The women’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Erica Walsh.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 19 sports, soccer sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Penn State University Park men’s soccer program generated $538,565 in revenue against $1,926,335 in expenses, coming up short by $1,387,770. That works out to about $13,629 in operating expense per athlete, or $367,971 per team.
The Penn State University Park women’s soccer program generated $849,569 in revenue against $3,067,352 in expenses, coming up short by $2,217,783. Per athlete, that is about $18,076 in operating expense per athlete, or $650,736 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $538,565 to the women’s $849,569 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, soccer sits #6 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (986 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 978 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 83% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, soccer sits below average at 986.
If Penn State University Park earns a spot on a 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.