by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Western Carolina University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WCU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The WCU women’s soccer team carries 32 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 93. The most recent cohort included 105 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports WCU sponsors, soccer comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Chad Miller.
Among the school’s 11 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 WCU women’s soccer program brought in $558,946 in revenue against $558,946 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $3,283 in operating expense per athlete, or $105,060 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #5 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, soccer sits above average at 1000.
If WCU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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