by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at University of San Diego, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. USD plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The USD men’s soccer team fields 35 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 68. The most recent cohort included 89 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USD women’s soccer team carries 33 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 81. The most recent cohort included 108 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, USD carries 68 soccer athletes — 35 on the men’s side and 33 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports USD reports, soccer comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Brian Quinn.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Gregory LaPorte.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 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 USD men’s soccer program generated $1,581,494 in revenue against $1,581,494 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $4,276 in operating expense per athlete, or $149,658 per team.
The USD women’s soccer program reported $1,642,922 in revenue against $1,642,922 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $3,957 in operating expense per athlete, or $130,588 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,581,494 to the women’s $1,642,922 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 969 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 969 and the women 980, with graduation success rates of 88% and 89% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, soccer lands below the pack at 974.
If USD earns a spot on a 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.