Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Men's Soccer
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$1.1M
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division I
$39,125
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell 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 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,095,520, about the median of $1.1M — $39,125 per roster spot, upper half 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 1000, about the median of 981, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,667,603 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,352 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#102Team budgetof 213 · Division I#93Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#168Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#1APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,095,520 for the year
- Operating expenses$119,871 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,125 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,667,603 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,352 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$290,116 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Brandt head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Dave Brandt | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mark Tun | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Justin Carey | Assistant 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 →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,095,520 $39,126 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,667,603
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $290,116
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bucknell 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 divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 32 | $138k | — | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 21 | 33 | $134k | — | — | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 30 | $148k | — | 68% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 71 | $511k | — | 95% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 71 | $511k | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 47 | 32 | $121k | — | 75% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 52 | 34 | $100k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 27 | $1.9M | 965 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 36 | $127k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 55 | 31 | $102k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 55 | 27 | $170k | — | 78% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 33 | $133k | — | 91% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.7M | $57,774 | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston University at cap | 28 | $1.5M | $54,888 | 979 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 1 | 27 | $1.4M | $52,238 | 975 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 1 over cap | 29 | $1.4M | $47,569 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $41,999 | 996 | vs | |
| Bucknell University at cap | 28 | $1.1M | $39,125 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 1 over cap | 29 | $990k | $34,140 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 6 over cap | 34 | $874k | $25,714 | 974 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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