Boston College Women's Soccer
Boston College fields a women's soccer team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,777,121, well above the median of $1.2M — $73,082 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 10 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (261 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,962,005 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $32,732 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,777,121 for the year
- Operating expenses$411,711 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$73,082 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,962,005 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,732 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$473,572 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Watkins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Grace Barnard | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrea Morrow | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Chase Compton | Director of Operations | not on file |
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 players393,048 2024-25
- Division I roster spots10,870 346 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 36 2.8% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's soccer recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,777,121 $73,082 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,962,005
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $473,572
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,680
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Boston College
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.
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 3 | 32 | $2.3M | 1000 | 11% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 3 | 26 | $108k | — | 81% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 4 | 30 | $794k | 988 | 3% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 4 | 29 | $132k | — | 85% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 4 | 28 | $67k | — | 82% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 4 | 24 | $44k | — | 94% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | 33 | $1.5M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 4 | 33 | $130k | — | 5% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | 36 | $354k | — | 48% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 5 | 27 | $289k | — | 35% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 5 | 22 | $186k | — | 47% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 32 | $3.4M | $106,355 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 2 over cap | 30 | $3.4M | $111,909 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 29 | $3.4M | $115,734 | 990 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 35 | $3.2M | $91,765 | 993 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 1 | 27 | $3.1M | $116,531 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 3 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $98,830 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 9 over cap | 37 | $3M | $80,314 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 1 | 27 | $2.8M | $105,330 | 997 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 2 | 26 | $2.8M | $107,696 | 997 | vs | |
| Boston College 10 over cap | 38 | $2.8M | $73,082 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 8 over cap | 36 | $2.6M | $72,809 | 994 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 6 over cap | 34 | $2.3M | $68,157 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 8 over cap | 36 | $2.3M | $63,014 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 10 over cap | 38 | $2.2M | $58,719 | 981 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.9M | $65,910 | 997 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 5 over cap | 33 | $1.7M | $52,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 3 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $50,162 | 991 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked