Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Women's Soccer
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$579k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$19,296
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a women's soccer team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $578,880, well below the median of $1.2M — $19,296 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 990, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,884,996 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,244 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#312Team budgetof 346 · Division I#310Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#193APRof 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$578,880 for the year
- Operating expenses$104,827 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,296 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,884,996 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,244 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$121,529 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Sappington head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Frank Carrozza | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mario Houston | 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 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 →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%
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 Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $578,880 $19,296 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,884,996
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $121,529
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
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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 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
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 32 | $271k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 35 | $159k | — | 81% | |
| Ursuline College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 11 | 31 | $556k | — | 84% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 35 | $124k | — | 77% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 34 | $537k | — | 64% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 17 | $88k | — | 93% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 31 | 35 | $702k | 966 | 71% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 23 | $182k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 43 | $378k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 49 | 26 | $287k | — | 76% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 29 | $197k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 40 | $127k | — | 80% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11 over cap | 39 | $878k | $22,508 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 11 over cap | 39 | $867k | $22,238 | 984 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 28 | $864k | $30,853 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 over cap | 30 | $813k | $27,091 | 995 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University at cap | 28 | $759k | $27,123 | 988 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 2 | 26 | $756k | $29,058 | 978 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University at cap | 28 | $752k | $26,860 | 995 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 6 over cap | 34 | $721k | $21,191 | 957 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 27 | $669k | $24,776 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 2 over cap | 30 | $579k | $19,296 | 990 | vs | |
| Wright State University 7 over cap | 35 | $558k | $15,939 | 998 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne 6 over cap | 34 | $544k | $15,987 | 1000 | vs |
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