by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at University of South Dakota, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. USD competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Summit League.
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The USD women’s soccer team fields 35 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 113. The most recent cohort included 140 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports USD sponsors, soccer ranks #4 by total roster size.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Michael Thomas.
Across the school’s 13 sports, soccer ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USD women’s soccer program generated $737,411 in revenue against $737,411 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,802 in operating expense per athlete, or $98,078 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, soccer sits #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, soccer comes in above the pack at 996.
If USD places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.