Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Belmont University Men's Soccer
Nashville, TN · the Bruins · Belmont University overview
25
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 28
$1.2M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$49,206
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
974
APR
95% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Belmont University fields a men's soccer team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,230,153, above the median of $1.1M — $49,206 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 974, about the median of 981, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,211,730 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,043 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#87Team budgetof 213 · Division I#52Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#207Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#129APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,230,153 for the year
- Operating expenses$166,796 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,206 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,211,730 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,043 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$93,817 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Costa head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cam Olson | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Torres | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andy Robertson | Goalkeeper Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school soccer players484,908 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,689 213 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 72 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,330undergraduates · 8,862 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 8,950 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%23 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2825
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate974
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,230,153 $49,206 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,211,730
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $93,817
Cost
Full picture →$37,558net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,320
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →43%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Belmont University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Soccer program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,558 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 43%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,330Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 2 | 30 | $1.7M | 976 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 2 | 47 | $497k | — | 70% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 81 | 37 | $248k | — | 51% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 98 | 35 | $434k | — | 74% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 113 | 47 | $563k | — | 67% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 114 | 26 | $149k | — | 82% | |
| Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 120 | 26 | $673k | — | 47% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 127 | 34 | $600k | — | 72% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 133 | 46 | $1M | 964 | 78% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 135 | 31 | $546k | — | 95% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 3 | 25 | $1.2M | $49,206 | 974 | vs | |
| Bradley University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.2M | $34,982 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 3 over cap | 31 | $1.1M | $33,874 | 965 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 18 over cap | 46 | $1M | $22,268 | 964 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 3 over cap | 31 | $941k | $30,349 | 966 | vs | |
| Drake University 2 over cap | 30 | $749k | $24,964 | 967 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 2 | 26 | $743k | $28,559 | 961 | vs |
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