by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at West Virginia University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WVU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The WVU men’s soccer team carries 30 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 78. Academic data covers 101 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The WVU women’s soccer team lists 32 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 106. The most recent cohort included 111 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, WVU carries 62 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports WVU sponsors, soccer comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Dan Stratford.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Nikki Izzo-Brown.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 16 sports, soccer sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WVU men’s soccer program generated $1,242,903 in revenue against $1,242,903 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $10,626 in operating expense per athlete, or $318,772 per team.
The WVU women’s soccer program brought in $1,480,512 in revenue against $1,480,512 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $9,268 in operating expense per athlete, or $296,591 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,242,903 to the women’s $1,480,512 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, soccer sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 986 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, soccer sits above average at 990.
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