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Division I · Big West Conference

California State University, Northridge Women's Soccer

Northridge, CA · the Matadors · California State University, Northridge overview
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23
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 28
$971k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$42,218
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California State University, Northridge fields a women's soccer team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $971,030, below the median of $1.2M — $42,218 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,401,739 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,546 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

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

#220Team budgetof 346 · Division I#137Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#341Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#240APRof 346 · Division I
Team budget$971k
Spend per player$42,218
Roster size23
Coaching staff4
APR986

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

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 room for 5
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$971,030 for the year
  • Operating expenses$269,812 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$42,218 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 983 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,401,739 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$11,546 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$116,857 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Gina Brewer head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kevin PinedaAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Dan SolliAssistant 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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32,429undergraduates · 37,760 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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93%admitted · of 29,789 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Women's Soccer

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23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2823
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$971,030 $42,219 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,401,739
Recruiting spend, women's
$116,857

Cost

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$8,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,271
Sticker, out-of-state$36,151
Average net price$8,222
Net price by family income
$0–30k$5,153
$30–48k$6,277
$48–75k$8,897
$75–110k$13,510
$110k and up$18,688
Tuition & fees
$7,095 in-state · $18,975 out

Campus safety

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0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.38
Property1.10
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
31 over 2022–2024

Majors

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19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,574 · 19%
Psychology1,037 · 13%
Communication & journalism736 · 9%
Social sciences728 · 9%
Health professions & nursing554 · 7%

Research California State University, Northridge

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Women's Soccer program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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

California State University, NorthridgeUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 13 miPepperdine University · 17 miLoyola Marymount University · 20 miOccidental College · 20 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 20 miUniversity of Southern California · 21 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 24 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 24 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 30 miWhittier College · 34 miAzusa Pacific University · 37 miBiola University · 37 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference1341$3.2M9979%
Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference1731$2.2M99550%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference2035$2.1M99540%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2030$185k—40%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2037$319k—89%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference2136$3.7M99110%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association2437$469k—92%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2425$232k—3%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association3036$409k—91%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3434$133k—85%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3730$589k—79%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference3735$623k—60%

Other women's soccer programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
California Baptist University 11 over cap39$1.6M$40,626994vs
California State University, Fullerton 3 over cap31$1.3M$42,452980vs
University of California, Irvine 5 over cap33$1.3M$39,410975vs
University of California, San Diego 3 over cap31$1.3M$41,292—vs
California Polytechnic State University 18 over cap46$1.3M$27,474993vs
Utah Valley University 6 over cap34$1.3M$36,8991000vs
University of California, Santa Barbara 11 over cap39$1.2M$31,410985vs
California State University, Sacramento 2 over cap30$1M$33,510986vs
California State University, Bakersfield 11 over cap39$1M$25,673983vs
Long Beach State University room for 424$988k$41,185975vs
California State University, Northridge room for 523$971k$42,218986vs
University of California, Riverside at cap28$872k$31,125978vs

Every Big West Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked