California State University, Fullerton Men's Soccer
California State University, Fullerton fields a men's soccer team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,010,868, about the median of $1.1M — $38,879 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's soccer programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 944, about the median of 981, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,004,390 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,777 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,010,868 for the year
- Operating expenses$164,526 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,879 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate944 multi-year; 940 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,004,390 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,777 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$139,110 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| George Kuntz head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Enrique Cardenas | Assistant coach (6th season) | On file · sign in |
| Levi Toth | Assistant Coach (5th Season) | On file · sign in |
| Igor Puglia | Goalkeepers Coach (3rd Season) | On file · sign in |
| Eduardo Perez | Director of Operations (4th Season) | On file · sign in |
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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,010,868 $38,880 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,004,390
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $139,110
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,073 in-state · $18,953 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research California State University, Fullerton
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Men's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 6 | 35 | $184k | — | 56% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 8 | 33 | $675k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | 40 | $136k | — | 85% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 | 34 | $772k | — | 74% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 15 | 35 | $407k | — | 65% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 16 | 30 | $708k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 16 | 28 | $978k | 966 | 26% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 33 | $182k | — | 48% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 37 | $686k | — | 79% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 32 | $233k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 32 | $326k | — | 11% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 21 | 36 | $702k | — | 92% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 17 over cap | 45 | $2M | $43,557 | 958 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 1 | 27 | $1.3M | $49,406 | 949 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 3 over cap | 31 | $1M | $33,501 | 985 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 2 | 26 | $1M | $38,879 | 944 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine at cap | 28 | $978k | $34,911 | 966 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 9 over cap | 37 | $777k | $21,009 | 972 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield at cap | 28 | $771k | $27,528 | 941 | vs |
Every Big West Conference men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked