Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Sacramento Men's Soccer
Sacramento, CA · the Hornets · California State University, Sacramento overview
37
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 28
$777k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$21,009
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
972
APR
96% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Sacramento fields a men's soccer team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $777,352, below the median of $1.1M — $21,009 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (167 of 213 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 972, about the median of 981, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,910,125 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,076 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#160Team budgetof 213 · Division I#170Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#21Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#137APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$777,352 for the year
- Operating expenses$178,057 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,009 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,910,125 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,076 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$147,357 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt McDougall head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hector "Keko" Grajeda | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Danny Centeno | 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 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 →28,268undergraduates · 31,172 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 25,994 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2837
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate972
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $777,352 $21,010 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,910,125
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $147,357
Cost
Full picture →$11,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Sacramento
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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,268Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 18 | 29 | $848k | 995 | 42% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 32 | $381k | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | 29 | $1.4M | 992 | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 62 | 35 | $1.4M | 986 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 42 | $1.6M | 985 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 32 | $623k | — | 97% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | 38 | $327k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 78 | 30 | $1.5M | 1000 | 51% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | 32 | $547k | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 40 | $539k | — | 94% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 37 | $696k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 28 | $2.6M | 1000 | 4% |
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 |
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