Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Women's Soccer
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.6M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$53,325
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
987
APR
99% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a women's soccer team in the Patriot League (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 $1,599,756, above the median of $1.2M — $53,325 per roster spot, upper 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 987, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,358,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,982 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#107Team budgetof 346 · Division I#97Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#227APRof 346 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,599,756 for the year
- Operating expenses$106,892 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,325 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,358,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,982 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,362 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Cook head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alexa Ream | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| PJ Steiner | Assistant Coach | On 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
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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%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →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 Rate987
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,599,756 $53,325 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,358,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,362
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.
Women's Soccer program30 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
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 34 | $121k | — | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 21 | 33 | $125k | — | — | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 29 | $149k | — | 68% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 82 | $628k | — | 95% | |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 82 | $628k | — | 95% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 82 | $628k | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 47 | 26 | $107k | — | 75% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 52 | 29 | $107k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 36 | $3.1M | 986 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 32 | $119k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 55 | 31 | $152k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 55 | 30 | $147k | — | 78% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University 4 over cap | 32 | $2.3M | $73,074 | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.8M | $62,666 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 3 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $52,233 | 997 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 2 over cap | 30 | $1.6M | $53,416 | 986 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.6M | $53,325 | 987 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 5 over cap | 33 | $1.3M | $40,591 | 997 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $43,460 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.2M | $40,120 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs |
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