by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at University of California-Santa Cruz, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UC Santa Cruz is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference.
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The UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team fields 29 student athletes.
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team fields 30 athletes.
Combined, UC Santa Cruz fields 59 soccer athletes — 29 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports UC Santa Cruz sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Michael Runeare.
The women’s soccer program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Lauren Nadler.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 10 sports, soccer sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer program brought in $335,746 in revenue against $335,746 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $5,873 in operating expense per athlete, or $170,323 per team.
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer program brought in $303,268 in revenue against $303,268 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,399 in operating expense per athlete, or $161,980 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $335,746 to the women’s $303,268 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, soccer ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If UC Santa Cruz places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.