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Boston University Men's Soccer

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28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$1.5M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$54,888
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
97% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Boston University fields a men's soccer team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,536,870, above the median of $1.1M — $54,888 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 981, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,660,009 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,032 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#52Team budgetof 213 · Division I#41Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#168Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#108APRof 213 · Division I
Team budget$1.5M
Spend per player$54,888
Roster size28
Coaching staff4
APR979

Team budgets across the division

$331k$3.6M
this programevery Division I men's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

2569
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster28 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,536,870 for the year
  • Operating expenses$201,282 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$54,888 division median $35,187
  • Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 970 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$7,660,009 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$25,032 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$254,266 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kevin Nylen head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Patrick LopezAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Joe BlasettiAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Francisco NetoAssistant Coachnot 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

General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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

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Campus

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18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
90%

Men's Soccer

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28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate979
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,536,870 $54,888 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$7,660,009
Recruiting spend, men's
$254,266

Cost

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$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$86,363
Average net price$27,551
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,453
$30–48k$11,167
$48–75k$13,639
$75–110k$25,501
$110k and up$48,018
Tuition & fees
$65,168

Campus safety

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1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.10
Property0.35
In residence halls
15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
47 over 2022–2024

Majors

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17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business768 · 17%
Communication & journalism598 · 13%
Social sciences589 · 13%
Biological sciences569 · 13%
Computer & information sciences361 · 8%

Research Boston 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 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

Boston UniversityEmmanuel College (Massachusetts) · 1 miMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1 miWentworth Institute of Technology · 1 miNortheastern University · 1 miHarvard University · 2 miLesley University · 2 miEmerson College · 2 miSuffolk University · 2 miBoston College · 3 miTufts University · 4 miUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · 4 miBentley University · 6 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference130$89k—81%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference130$124k—5%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England130$139k—85%
Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association133$1.4M9856%
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League231$726k9673%
Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference222$40k—94%
Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference226$164k—47%
Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England239$187k—85%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference335$2M99016%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference435$297k—10%
University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference428$198k—83%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference638$264k—48%

Other men's soccer programs in the Patriot League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Colgate University 1 over cap29$1.7M$57,7741000vs
Boston University at cap28$1.5M$54,888979vs
Loyola University Maryland room for 127$1.4M$52,238975vs
Lafayette College 1 over cap29$1.4M$47,5691000vs
American University 2 over cap30$1.3M$41,999996vs
Bucknell University at cap28$1.1M$39,1251000vs
Lehigh University 1 over cap29$990k$34,1401000vs
College of the Holy Cross 6 over cap34$874k$25,714974vs
U.S. Military Academy———982vs
U.S. Naval Academy———991vs

Every Patriot League men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked