by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at University of Central Florida, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UCF competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The UCF men’s soccer team carries 27 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 92. The most recent cohort included 120 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCF women’s soccer team lists 30 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 109. Academic data covers 124 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UCF fields 57 soccer athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports UCF sponsors, soccer comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Scott Calabrese.
The women’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 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 UCF men’s soccer program generated $3,293,275 in revenue against $1,862,097 in expenses, a net profit of $1,431,178. Per athlete, that is about $11,023 in operating expense per athlete, or $297,616 per team.
The UCF women’s soccer program generated $3,685,441 in revenue against $1,900,711 in expenses, netting $1,784,730. That works out to about $10,609 in operating expense per athlete, or $318,264 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $3,293,275 to the women’s $3,685,441 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, soccer sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 969 (972 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 84%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 969 and the women 987, with graduation success rates of 84% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, soccer sits below average at 978.
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