by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WPI plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.
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The WPI men’s soccer team lists 30 players.
The WPI women’s soccer team carries 27 players.
Combined, WPI carries 57 soccer athletes — 30 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports WPI reports, soccer ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Brian Kelley.
The women’s soccer program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Steph Riley-Schafer.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WPI men’s soccer program generated $196,802 in revenue against $196,802 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $1,623 in operating expense per athlete, or $48,676 per team.
The WPI women’s soccer program reported $205,309 in revenue against $205,309 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,580 in operating expense per athlete, or $42,650 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $196,802 to the women’s $205,309 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When WPI earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.