by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WCUPA plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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The WCUPA men’s soccer team carries 32 student athletes.
The WCUPA women’s soccer team fields 34 athletes.
Combined, WCUPA carries 66 soccer athletes — 32 on the men’s side and 34 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports WCUPA sponsors, soccer sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Michael Benn.
The women’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Betty Ann Kempf Townsley.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 17 sports, soccer ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WCUPA men’s soccer program reported $214,543 in revenue against $233,598 in expenses, coming up short by $19,055. That works out to about $1,816 in operating expense per athlete, or $58,100 per team.
The WCUPA women’s soccer program generated $297,236 in revenue against $336,462 in expenses, coming up short by $39,226. That works out to about $1,501 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,035 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $214,543 to the women’s $297,236 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, soccer sits #4 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When WCUPA earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
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