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Division I · Big South Conference

Charleston Southern University Women's Soccer

Charleston, SC · the Buccaneers · Charleston Southern University overview
24
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 28
$623k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$25,946
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
965
APR
95% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Charleston Southern University fields a women's soccer team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $622,708, well below the median of $1.2M — $25,946 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 965, about the median of 993, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,608,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,254 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

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

Team budget$623k
Spend per player$25,946
Roster size24
Coaching staff3
APR965

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

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$622,708 for the year
  • Operating expenses$82,219 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$25,946 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 944 latest
  • Players retained95% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,608,458 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,254 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$60,778 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jose Gomez head coachHead Coachnot on file
Dr. Jose GomezHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kelly CosterAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Isaac ArcoAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Fiama HidalgoGraduate Assistant 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,914undergraduates · 3,545 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Baptist
76%admitted · of 6,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Women's Soccer

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2824
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate965
95% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$622,708 $25,946 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,608,458
Recruiting spend, women's
$60,778
$21,347net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$47,220
Average net price$21,347
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,840
$30–48k$19,236
$48–75k$22,405
$75–110k$23,957
$110k and up$23,804
Tuition & fees
$31,030

Campus safety

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0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.26
Property1.91
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing98 · 20%
Business89 · 18%
Education49 · 10%
Biological sciences45 · 9%
Psychology44 · 9%

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Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

Charleston Southern UniversityThe Citadel · 14 miCollege of Charleston (South Carolina) · 16 miSouth Carolina State University · 57 miUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort · 70 miCoastal Carolina University · 83 miFrancis Marion University · 87 miUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia · 89 miAllen University · 90 miCoker University · 96 miUniversity of South Carolina Aiken · 106 miGeorgia Southern University · 107 miNewberry College · 127 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference1425$694k96398%
College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association1628$1,000k100072%
South Carolina State University Division I · Independent5724$316k95282%
University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference7033$397k—69%
Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference8328$999k96980%
Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas8737$415k—82%
University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference8943$2.8M99661%
Allen University Division II · Independent9019$179k—32%
Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference9636$518k—97%
University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference10632$458k—80%
Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference10729$902k98490%
Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference12732$435k—75%

Other women's soccer programs in the Big South Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
High Point University 7 over cap35$1.3M$36,539989vs
Longwood University 1 over cap29$991k$34,183997vs
University of South Carolina Upstate at cap28$721k$25,761986vs
Gardner-Webb University 11 over cap39$686k$17,597984vs
Presbyterian College room for 127$645k$23,8771000vs
Charleston Southern University room for 424$623k$25,946965vs
Radford University 4 over cap32$544k$16,999980vs
University of North Carolina Asheville 3 over cap31$429k$13,8311000vs
Winthrop University 2 over cap30$335k$11,1691000vs

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