by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Villanova University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Villanova competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The Villanova men’s soccer team lists 29 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The NCAA tracked 93 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Villanova women’s soccer team lists 34 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 95. The NCAA tracked 96 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Villanova fields 63 soccer athletes — 29 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Villanova sponsors, soccer sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Mark Fetrow.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Samar Azem.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 17 sports, soccer ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Villanova men’s soccer program reported $1,457,020 in revenue against $1,457,020 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $7,486 in operating expense per athlete, or $217,087 per team.
The Villanova women’s soccer program generated $1,885,201 in revenue against $1,885,201 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $7,321 in operating expense per athlete, or $248,926 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,457,020 to the women’s $1,885,201 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, soccer ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 994 and the women 997, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 996, soccer sits below average at 996.
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