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Boston University Women's Soccer

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32
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.3M
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$73,074
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Boston University fields a women's soccer team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,338,372, well above the median of $1.2M — $73,074 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 4 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,606,968 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,088 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#53Team budgetof 346 · Division I#48Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#128Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#1APRof 346 · Division I
Team budget$2.3M
Spend per player$73,074
Roster size32
Coaching staff4
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$316k$4.5M
this programevery Division I women's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

1357
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster32 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 4 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,338,372 for the year
  • Operating expenses$271,052 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$73,074 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$12,606,968 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$30,088 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$220,187 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Megan Burke head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Marcus CarringtonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Amy ThompsonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
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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 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

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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%

Women's Soccer

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32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2832
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,338,372 $73,074 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$12,606,968
Recruiting spend, women's
$220,187

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.

Women's Soccer program32 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

Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

Boston UniversityEmmanuel College (Massachusetts) · 1 miSimmons University · 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 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference126$108k—81%
Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1———66%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference133$130k—5%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England129$132k—85%
Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association133$1.5M10006%
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League230$794k9883%
Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference224$44k—94%
Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference222$186k—47%
Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England233$173k—85%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference338$2.8M99316%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference429$301k—10%
University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference431$209k—83%

Other women's soccer programs in the Patriot League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Boston University 4 over cap32$2.3M$73,0741000vs
Colgate University 1 over cap29$1.8M$62,6661000vs
Lafayette College 3 over cap31$1.6M$52,233997vs
Loyola University Maryland 2 over cap30$1.6M$53,416986vs
Bucknell University 2 over cap30$1.6M$53,325987vs
College of the Holy Cross 5 over cap33$1.3M$40,591997vs
Lehigh University 2 over cap30$1.3M$43,4601000vs
American University 2 over cap30$1.2M$40,1201000vs
U.S. Military Academy———1000vs
U.S. Naval Academy———994vs

Every Patriot League women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked