Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Sacramento Women's Soccer
Sacramento, CA · the Hornets · California State University, Sacramento overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$1M
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$33,510
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Sacramento fields a women's soccer team in the Big West Conference (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 $1,005,300, below the median of $1.2M — $33,510 per roster spot, lower 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 986, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,349,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,181 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#205Team budgetof 346 · Division I#200Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#240APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$1,005,300 for the year
- Operating expenses$232,865 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,510 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,349,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,181 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$144,604 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Strader | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| JJ Wozniak | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Janae Braun | 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
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
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%
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 Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,005,300 $33,510 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,349,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $144,604
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.
Women's Soccer program30 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
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 18 | 37 | $1M | 993 | 42% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 29 | $278k | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | 33 | $1.5M | 983 | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 62 | 39 | $1.7M | 988 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 33 | $1.7M | 1000 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 28 | $527k | — | 97% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | 34 | $334k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 78 | 29 | $1.7M | 994 | 51% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | 37 | $703k | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 81 | 32 | $376k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 30 | $400k | — | 94% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 29 | $573k | — | 68% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University 11 over cap | 39 | $1.6M | $40,626 | 994 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $42,452 | 980 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 5 over cap | 33 | $1.3M | $39,410 | 975 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $41,292 | — | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 18 over cap | 46 | $1.3M | $27,474 | 993 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.3M | $36,899 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 11 over cap | 39 | $1.2M | $31,410 | 985 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 2 over cap | 30 | $1M | $33,510 | 986 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 11 over cap | 39 | $1M | $25,673 | 983 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University room for 4 | 24 | $988k | $41,185 | 975 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 5 | 23 | $971k | $42,218 | 986 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside at cap | 28 | $872k | $31,125 | 978 | vs |
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