by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Wake Forest University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Wake Forest University competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Wake Forest University men’s soccer team lists 30 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 74. Academic data covers 135 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Wake Forest University women’s soccer team carries 35 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 80. The NCAA tracked 149 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Wake Forest University carries 65 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 35 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Wake Forest University reports, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Bobby Muuss.
The women’s soccer program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Tony da Luz.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wake Forest University men’s soccer program reported $2,929,818 in revenue against $2,929,818 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $13,673 in operating expense per athlete, or $410,178 per team.
The Wake Forest University women’s soccer program brought in $3,211,779 in revenue against $3,211,779 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $12,911 in operating expense per athlete, or $451,894 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $2,929,818 to the women’s $3,211,779 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 995 and the women 996, with graduation success rates of 87% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, soccer grades out ahead at 996.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.