by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at University of California-Berkeley, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UC Berkeley is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UC Berkeley men’s soccer team fields 42 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 113. Academic data covers 117 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UC Berkeley women’s soccer team lists 33 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 96. The most recent cohort included 129 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UC Berkeley fields 75 soccer athletes — 42 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports UC Berkeley sponsors, soccer sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Leonard Griffin.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Neil McGuire.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 20 sports, soccer ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Berkeley men’s soccer program brought in $713,043 in revenue against $1,577,158 in expenses, a net loss of $864,115. That works out to about $9,459 in operating expense per athlete, or $397,277 per team.
The UC Berkeley women’s soccer program brought in $1,732,547 in revenue against $1,732,547 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $7,522 in operating expense per athlete, or $248,227 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $713,043 to the women’s $1,732,547 in revenue.
Against the school’s 20 sports, soccer sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 77%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 993 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 77% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, soccer grades out ahead at 989.
When UC Berkeley 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.