by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Southern Methodist University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SMU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The SMU men’s soccer team carries 33 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 79. The NCAA tracked 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SMU women’s soccer team lists 31 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 73. Academic data covers 105 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, SMU carries 64 soccer athletes — 33 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports SMU sponsors, soccer comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kevin Hudson.
The women’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Nicole Nelson.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SMU men’s soccer program brought in $2,857,263 in revenue against $2,857,263 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $18,149 in operating expense per athlete, or $598,912 per team.
The SMU women’s soccer program generated $3,063,751 in revenue against $3,063,751 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $18,753 in operating expense per athlete, or $581,329 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $2,857,263 to the women’s $3,063,751 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 982 and the women 997, with graduation success rates of 76% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, soccer is on par with the average at 990.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.