by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Seattle Pacific University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SPU competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The SPU men’s soccer team fields 28 student athletes.
The SPU women’s soccer team lists 23 student athletes.
Between the two teams, SPU carries 51 soccer athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Of the 8 varsity sports SPU reports, soccer comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Kevin Sakuda.
The women’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Arby Busey.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 8 sports, soccer ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SPU men’s soccer program generated $588,383 in revenue against $588,383 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $1,882 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,689 per team.
The SPU women’s soccer program reported $578,343 in revenue against $578,343 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,313 in operating expense per athlete, or $53,190 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $588,383 to the women’s $578,343 in revenue.
Against the school’s 8 sports, soccer ranks #2 by revenue, or about 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When SPU 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.