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Division I · Mid-American Conference

Bowling Green State University Women's Soccer

Bowling Green, OH · the Falcons · Bowling Green State University overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$818k
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$27,282
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Bowling Green State University fields a women's soccer team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $818,477, below the median of $1.2M — $27,282 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 $3,264,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,555 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 budget$818k
Spend per player$27,282
Roster size30
Coaching staff3
APR993

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

  • Roster30 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 2 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$818,477 for the year
  • Operating expenses$18,060 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$27,282 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 991 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,264,458 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$12,555 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$229,026 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris Fox head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Steven SamuelWomen's Soccer Associate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Hope StackerAssistant Women's Soccer Coachnot on file
Anna YoungWomen's Soccer Graduate Assistant 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 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
14,014undergraduates · 17,027 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
81%admitted · of 18,629 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1230
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Women's Soccer

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30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2830
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$818,477 $27,283 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,264,458
Recruiting spend, women's
$229,026
$20,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$31,699
Sticker, out-of-state$39,688
Average net price$20,987
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,611
$30–48k$16,496
$48–75k$20,316
$75–110k$23,010
$110k and up$23,945
Tuition & fees
$13,390 in-state · $21,378 out

Campus safety

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0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.66
Property0.34
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in education · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Education439 · 16%
Business424 · 15%
Health professions & nursing260 · 9%
Visual & performing arts194 · 7%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation174 · 6%

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Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

Bowling Green State UniversityUniversity of Toledo · 20 miUniversity of Findlay · 22 miTiffin University · 30 miHeidelberg University · 30 miBluffton University · 36 miAdrian College · 42 miOhio Northern University · 43 miEastern Michigan University · 61 miUniversity of Michigan · 63 miTrine University · 73 miWayne State University (Michigan) · 74 miOberlin College · 74 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference2037$1.3M99895%
University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference2236$555k—86%
Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference3070$567k—80%
Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference3032$170k—68%
Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference3632$93k—61%
Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4230$128k—68%
Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference4331$232k—73%
Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference6136$1.1M99481%
University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference6333$2.5M98718%
Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association7344$234k—85%
Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference74———82%
Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference7423$182k—33%

Other women's soccer programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap29$1.4M$47,9461000vs
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 226$1.4M$53,2851000vs
University of Toledo 9 over cap37$1.3M$34,363998vs
Eastern Michigan University 8 over cap36$1.1M$30,199994vs
Western Michigan University 5 over cap33$988k$29,925995vs
Ball State University room for 127$985k$36,493990vs
Central Michigan University 4 over cap32$867k$27,100998vs
Bowling Green State University 2 over cap30$818k$27,282993vs
University of Akron 7 over cap35$702k$20,063966vs
Kent State University————vs
Miami University (Ohio)————vs
Ohio University————vs

Every Mid-American Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked