by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Western Connecticut State University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WestConn is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Little East Conference.
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The WestConn men’s soccer team carries 38 student athletes.
The WestConn women’s soccer team carries 30 players.
Across both rosters, WestConn fields 68 soccer athletes — 38 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports WestConn sponsors, soccer ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Joe Mingachos.
The women’s soccer program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Alex Harrison.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 15 sports, soccer ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WestConn men’s soccer program brought in $232,025 in revenue against $232,025 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,571 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,710 per team.
The WestConn women’s soccer program brought in $215,536 in revenue against $215,536 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,346 in operating expense per athlete, or $70,372 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $232,025 to the women’s $215,536 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When WestConn places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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