by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at University of Southern Mississippi, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Southern Miss plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Southern Miss women’s soccer team fields 26 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 105. Academic data covers 112 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports Southern Miss sponsors, soccer ranks #8 by total roster size.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Danny Owens.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Southern Miss women’s soccer program brought in $729,390 in revenue against $729,390 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,193 in operating expense per athlete, or $135,025 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, soccer sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, soccer comes in above the pack at 981.
If Southern Miss 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.