by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at University of Rhode Island, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. URI plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The URI men’s soccer team lists 27 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 63. Academic data covers 72 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The URI women’s soccer team fields 28 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 95. The most recent cohort included 84 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, URI carries 55 soccer athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports URI sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Gareth Elliott.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Megan Jessee.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The URI men’s soccer program reported $1,131,114 in revenue against $1,131,114 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $9,300 in operating expense per athlete, or $251,092 per team.
The URI women’s soccer program brought in $1,180,086 in revenue against $1,180,086 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $8,252 in operating expense per athlete, or $231,058 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,131,114 to the women’s $1,180,086 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, soccer ranks #4 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 986 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 86% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, soccer sits above average at 993.
If URI earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.