by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at University of North Carolina Asheville, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNCA competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big South Conference.
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The UNCA men’s soccer team carries 37 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 101. The most recent cohort included 107 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNCA women’s soccer team fields 31 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 86. The most recent cohort included 86 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNCA carries 68 soccer athletes — 37 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports UNCA sponsors, soccer comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Danny Frid.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Andrew McNab.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNCA men’s soccer program reported $438,764 in revenue against $438,764 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,755 in operating expense per athlete, or $138,933 per team.
The UNCA women’s soccer program brought in $428,761 in revenue against $428,761 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,145 in operating expense per athlete, or $97,497 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $438,764 to the women’s $428,761 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 84%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 988 and the women 984, with graduation success rates of 84% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, soccer sits below average at 986.
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