by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Widener University, a fall sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Widener competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Middle Atlantic Conferences.
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The Widener men’s soccer team lists 40 athletes.
The Widener women’s soccer team fields 27 players.
Combined, Widener fields 67 soccer athletes — 40 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Widener sponsors, soccer sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Ross Liberati.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Melissa Franks.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 13 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Widener men’s soccer program brought in $215,022 in revenue against $171,533 in expenses, for a surplus of $43,489. That works out to about $401 in operating expense per athlete, or $16,041 per team.
The Widener women’s soccer program reported $126,206 in revenue against $115,719 in expenses, netting $10,487. Per athlete, that is about $504 in operating expense per athlete, or $13,597 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $215,022 to the women’s $126,206 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Widener earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.