Division I · Metro Conference
Canisius University Women's Soccer
Buffalo, NY · the Golden Griffins · Canisius University overview
26
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 28
$518k
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$19,905
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Canisius University fields a women's soccer team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $517,554, well below the median of $1.2M — $19,905 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women'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 989, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,199,149 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,603 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#327Team budgetof 346 · Division I#304Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#309Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#206APRof 346 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$517,554 for the year
- Operating expenses$98,064 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,905 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,199,149 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,603 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$151,291 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Louis head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor DiMarco | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alana Rossi | 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 →1,798undergraduates · 2,545 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,147 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2826
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $517,554 $19,906 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,199,149
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $151,291
Cost
Full picture →$19,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Canisius 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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,798Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 2 | 33 | $208k | — | 76% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 2 | 26 | $409k | — | 82% | |
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 4 | 27 | $453k | — | 76% | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 6 | 26 | $1.4M | 1000 | 69% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 12 | 21 | $94k | — | 98% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 31 | $765k | 1000 | 85% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 41 | 21 | $181k | — | 79% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 49 | 25 | $91k | — | 93% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 50 | 32 | $160k | — | 71% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 53 | 25 | $165k | — | 64% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 55 | 48 | $398k | — | 78% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 61 | 34 | $286k | — | 71% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.6M | $53,841 | 992 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.6M | $47,398 | 997 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 9 over cap | 37 | $1.2M | $33,621 | 986 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.1M | $39,202 | 981 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 5 over cap | 33 | $1M | $30,770 | — | vs | |
| Siena University room for 3 | 25 | $1M | $40,138 | 995 | vs | |
| Marist University 3 over cap | 31 | $823k | $26,537 | 997 | vs | |
| Niagara University 3 over cap | 31 | $765k | $24,688 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University 11 over cap | 39 | $705k | $18,080 | 989 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 2 over cap | 30 | $694k | $23,123 | 994 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 25 | $665k | $26,581 | 984 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 2 | 26 | $518k | $19,905 | 989 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University at cap | 28 | $364k | $12,983 | 993 | vs |
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