by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at University of Alabama at Birmingham, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UAB plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UAB men’s soccer team carries 29 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 73. The most recent cohort included 100 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UAB women’s soccer team carries 33 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 108. Academic data covers 106 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UAB carries 62 soccer athletes — 29 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports UAB sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is David Lilly.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lisa Mann.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 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 UAB men’s soccer program brought in $1,070,000 in revenue against $1,013,325 in expenses, for a surplus of $56,675. Per athlete, that is about $6,519 in operating expense per athlete, or $189,061 per team.
The UAB women’s soccer program generated $1,255,689 in revenue against $1,201,198 in expenses, a net profit of $54,491. Per athlete, that is about $5,985 in operating expense per athlete, or $197,507 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,070,000 to the women’s $1,255,689 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 946 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 946 and the women 987, with graduation success rates of 87% and 96% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 980, soccer sits below average at 966.
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