by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Soccer at Western Kentucky University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WKU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The WKU women’s soccer team carries 27 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 100. The most recent cohort included 114 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports WKU reports, soccer sits at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jason Neidell.
Across the school’s 11 sports, soccer ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WKU women’s soccer program reported $801,770 in revenue against $801,770 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $6,611 in operating expense per athlete, or $178,506 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, soccer sits above average at 990.
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