by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UMass Amherst competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The UMass Amherst men’s soccer team fields 25 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 47 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UMass Amherst women’s soccer team lists 29 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 82. The NCAA tracked 117 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UMass Amherst fields 54 soccer athletes — 25 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports UMass Amherst reports, soccer comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Fran O'Leary.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jason Dowiak.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMass Amherst men’s soccer program reported $997,998 in revenue against $997,998 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $7,219 in operating expense per athlete, or $180,471 per team.
The UMass Amherst women’s soccer program brought in $1,390,448 in revenue against $1,390,448 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $8,878 in operating expense per athlete, or $257,453 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $997,998 to the women’s $1,390,448 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 979 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 67% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, soccer lands below the pack at 987.
When UMass Amherst places on one of our 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.