by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Samford University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Samford is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Samford women’s soccer team lists 32 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 95. The most recent cohort included 126 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports Samford reports, soccer ranks #5 by total roster size.
The women’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Todd Yelton.
Across the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Samford women’s soccer program generated $1,218,316 in revenue against $1,175,497 in expenses, netting $42,819. That works out to about $3,789 in operating expense per athlete, or $121,235 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 998 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, soccer comes in above the pack at 998.
When Samford earns a spot on a 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.