Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Men's Soccer
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
31
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 28
$538k
Team budget
9th percentile in Division I
$17,368
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
962
APR
95% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a men's soccer team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $538,415, well below the median of $1.1M — $17,368 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 3 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 962, about the median of 981, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,469,351 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,117 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#194Team budgetof 213 · Division I#192Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#84Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#160APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$538,415 for the year
- Operating expenses$110,263 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,368 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 968 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,469,351 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,117 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$133,973 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinisa Ubiparipovic head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Charlie Krus | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brenden Moher | Goalkeeper Coach | not on file |
| Daniel Kolar | Student Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jacob Deever | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →9,463undergraduates · 14,117 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 10,274 applicants
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2831
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate962
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $538,415 $17,368 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,469,351
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $133,973
Cost
Full picture →$16,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,613 in-state · $17,973 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cleveland State 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.
Men's Soccer program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 28 | $236k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 48 | $180k | — | 81% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 58 | $136k | — | 77% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 71 | $647k | — | 64% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 39 | $91k | — | 93% | |
| University of Akron Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 31 | 30 | $1.3M | 941 | 71% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 25 | $176k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 51 | $345k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 49 | 50 | $506k | — | 76% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 34 | $170k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 46 | $149k | — | 80% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | 40 | $475k | — | 81% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 1 | 27 | $889k | $32,909 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 4 over cap | 32 | $798k | $24,948 | 964 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 4 over cap | 32 | $766k | $23,928 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 3 over cap | 31 | $743k | $23,964 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 7 over cap | 35 | $718k | $20,511 | 989 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 3 | 25 | $607k | $24,277 | 949 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 4 over cap | 32 | $593k | $18,531 | 957 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis 1 over cap | 29 | $554k | $19,120 | 991 | vs | |
| Wright State University 4 over cap | 32 | $548k | $17,111 | 970 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 3 over cap | 31 | $538k | $17,368 | 962 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne 4 over cap | 32 | $477k | $14,905 | 955 | vs |
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