by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at University of Detroit Mercy, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Detroit Mercy is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The Detroit Mercy men’s soccer team carries 35 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 94. The NCAA tracked 106 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Detroit Mercy women’s soccer team fields 39 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 95. Academic data covers 134 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Detroit Mercy fields 74 soccer athletes — 35 on the men’s side and 39 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Detroit Mercy sponsors, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Nate Kopunek.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Stephen Shelton.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 9 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Detroit Mercy men’s soccer program reported $717,917 in revenue against $717,917 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $3,040 in operating expense per athlete, or $106,400 per team.
The Detroit Mercy women’s soccer program generated $867,303 in revenue against $867,303 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,606 in operating expense per athlete, or $101,652 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $717,917 to the women’s $867,303 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 970 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 95% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 975, soccer sits above average at 980.
When Detroit Mercy earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.