by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. VCU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The VCU men’s soccer team fields 31 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 83. The most recent cohort included 76 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The VCU women’s soccer team carries 34 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 114. The NCAA tracked 119 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, VCU fields 65 soccer athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports VCU sponsors, soccer sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Dave Giffard.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Laauryn Hutchinson.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The VCU men’s soccer program reported $1,278,895 in revenue against $1,278,895 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $6,701 in operating expense per athlete, or $207,743 per team.
The VCU women’s soccer program brought in $1,170,291 in revenue against $1,170,291 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $6,143 in operating expense per athlete, or $208,854 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,278,895 to the women’s $1,170,291 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (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.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 978 and the women 993, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, soccer is on par with the average at 986.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.