Division I · Patriot League
College of the Holy Cross Men's Soccer
Worcester, MA · the Crusaders · College of the Holy Cross overview
34
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 28
$874k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$25,714
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
974
APR
97% of players retained
21%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
College of the Holy Cross fields a men's soccer team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $874,305, below the median of $1.1M — $25,714 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 974, about the median of 981, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,245,632 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,202 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#143Team budgetof 213 · Division I#149Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#44Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#129APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$874,305 for the year
- Operating expenses$143,597 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,714 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 974 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,245,632 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,202 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$441,418 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Brown head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Scott Black | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Scaravillo | 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 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 →3,035undergraduates · 3,035 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →21%admitted · of 8,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2834
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate974
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $874,305 $25,715 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,245,632
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $441,418
Cost
Full picture →$35,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,850
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research College of the Holy Cross
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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions21% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,035Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 28 | $135k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 30 | $197k | — | 58% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 29 | $48k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | 47 | $272k | — | 87% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 15 | 30 | $128k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 22 | $52k | — | 85% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 23 | 36 | $90k | — | 74% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 32 | $68k | — | 90% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 26 | 42 | $1.2M | 981 | 66% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 27 | 28 | $87k | — | 89% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 28 | 37 | $284k | — | 20% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 29 | 35 | $302k | — | 35% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.7M | $57,774 | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston University at cap | 28 | $1.5M | $54,888 | 979 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 1 | 27 | $1.4M | $52,238 | 975 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 1 over cap | 29 | $1.4M | $47,569 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $41,999 | 996 | vs | |
| Bucknell University at cap | 28 | $1.1M | $39,125 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 1 over cap | 29 | $990k | $34,140 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 6 over cap | 34 | $874k | $25,714 | 974 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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