Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson College Women's Soccer
Davidson, NC · the Wildcats · Davidson College overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$726k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division I
$24,190
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Davidson College fields a women's soccer team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $725,728, below the median of $1.2M — $24,190 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 995, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,711,726 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,510 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#275Team budgetof 346 · Division I#279Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#109APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$725,728 for the year
- Operating expenses$170,126 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,190 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,711,726 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$199,870 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Riley Piechnick head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sophie McKnight | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gus Savage | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's soccer recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,904undergraduates · 1,904 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 7,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
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 Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $725,728 $24,191 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,711,726
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $199,870
Cost
Full picture →$26,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,050
Campus safety
Full picture →4.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research Davidson College
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 divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,510 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,904Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 15 | 31 | $947k | 986 | 80% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 20 | 50 | $395k | — | 90% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 21 | 37 | $918k | — | 68% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 24 | 58 | $711k | — | 78% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 21 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 32 | 40 | $529k | — | 81% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 40 | 30 | $335k | 1000 | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 42 | 28 | $457k | — | 85% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 50 | 39 | $686k | 984 | 87% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 53 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | 35 | $3.2M | 993 | 22% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 35 | $1.3M | 989 | 77% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis University 3 over cap | 31 | $2.1M | $67,120 | 994 | vs | |
| George Washington University 8 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $49,260 | 997 | vs | |
| Fordham University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.8M | $54,858 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 2 over cap | 30 | $1.7M | $57,019 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 13 over cap | 41 | $1.7M | $40,504 | 996 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago 4 over cap | 32 | $1.4M | $45,183 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.3M | $38,268 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island at cap | 28 | $1.2M | $42,145 | 997 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.2M | $34,420 | 995 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University at cap | 28 | $1.1M | $40,059 | 1000 | vs | |
| La Salle University at cap | 28 | $1.1M | $39,997 | 998 | vs | |
| Duquesne University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.1M | $31,017 | 998 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University 1 over cap | 29 | $834k | $28,752 | 989 | vs | |
| Davidson College 2 over cap | 30 | $726k | $24,190 | 995 | vs |
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