Here we dig into Soccer at San Jose State University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. San Jose State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The San Jose State men’s soccer team lists 32 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 87. The NCAA tracked 98 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The San Jose State women’s soccer team carries 31 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 104. Academic data covers 115 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, San Jose State fields 63 soccer athletes — 32 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports San Jose State sponsors, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Simon Tobin.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Sonia Curvelo.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 16 sports, soccer sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The San Jose State men’s soccer program generated $841,413 in revenue against $841,413 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $4,460 in operating expense per athlete, or $142,704 per team.
The San Jose State women’s soccer program generated $1,328,522 in revenue against $1,328,522 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $5,809 in operating expense per athlete, or $180,083 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $841,413 to the women’s $1,328,522 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 944 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 964 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 944 and the women 964, with graduation success rates of 67% and 80% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 963, soccer trails the average at 954.
If San Jose State 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.