by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Saint Mary’s College of California, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SMC is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The SMC men’s soccer team lists 35 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 78. Academic data covers 83 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SMC women’s soccer team fields 39 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 92. The most recent cohort included 120 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, SMC fields 74 soccer athletes — 35 on the men’s side and 39 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports SMC sponsors, soccer ranks #1 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Adam Cooper.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Theresa Romagnolo.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SMC men’s soccer program generated $1,427,481 in revenue against $1,427,481 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $7,019 in operating expense per athlete, or $245,662 per team.
The SMC women’s soccer program generated $1,726,727 in revenue against $1,726,727 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,954 in operating expense per athlete, or $232,223 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,427,481 to the women’s $1,726,727 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 982 and the women 988, with graduation success rates of 94% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 986, soccer trails the average at 985.
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