On this page we break down Soccer at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Pitt competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Pitt men’s soccer team lists 29 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 76. The most recent cohort included 97 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Pitt women’s soccer team carries 38 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 88. Academic data covers 106 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Pitt fields 67 soccer athletes — 29 on the men’s side and 38 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Pitt sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jay Vidovich.
The women’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Benjamin Waldrum.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, soccer ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Pitt men’s soccer program brought in $2,300,789 in revenue against $2,300,789 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $10,289 in operating expense per athlete, or $298,376 per team.
The Pitt women’s soccer program generated $2,231,347 in revenue against $2,231,347 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $9,454 in operating expense per athlete, or $359,252 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $2,300,789 to the women’s $2,231,347 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 996 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 100% and 94% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, soccer sits above average at 994.
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