by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at San Diego State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SDSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The SDSU men’s soccer team lists 28 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 115. Academic data covers 109 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SDSU women’s soccer team lists 28 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 108. The NCAA tracked 114 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, SDSU fields 56 soccer athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports SDSU reports, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Hopkins.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mike Friesen.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 16 sports, soccer sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SDSU men’s soccer program reported $1,631,712 in revenue against $1,323,404 in expenses, a net profit of $308,308. That works out to about $12,975 in operating expense per athlete, or $363,289 per team.
The SDSU women’s soccer program brought in $1,660,377 in revenue against $1,601,916 in expenses, a net profit of $58,461. That works out to about $12,739 in operating expense per athlete, or $356,691 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,631,712 to the women’s $1,660,377 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, soccer sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 987 and the women 983, with graduation success rates of 76% and 85% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 985, soccer comes in above the pack at 985.
If SDSU places on one of our 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.