Division I · BIG EAST Conference
DePaul University Men's Soccer
Chicago, IL · the Blue Demons · DePaul University overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.3M
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$43,694
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
DePaul University fields a men's soccer team in the BIG EAST Conference (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 $1,310,822, above the median of $1.1M — $43,694 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men'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 (167 of 213 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 981, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,898,626 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,704 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#75Team budgetof 213 · Division I#68Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#71APRof 213 · 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$1,310,822 for the year
- Operating expenses$195,865 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,694 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,898,626 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,704 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$536,213 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Plotkin head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Scott Bratt | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Martin Alba | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Clark | Student 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 →14,374undergraduates · 21,348 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 32,176 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1340
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men'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 Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,310,822 $43,694 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,898,626
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $536,213
Cost
Full picture →$32,129net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,174
Campus safety
Full picture →0.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research DePaul 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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,129 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,374Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 0 | 34 | $495k | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 31 | $1.1M | 965 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 34 | $149k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 35 | $446k | — | 5% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 8 | 43 | $299k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 30 | $1.4M | 988 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 9 | 39 | $111k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 10 | 41 | $210k | — | 80% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | 32 | $405k | — | 41% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 29 | $1.7M | 994 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 16 | 40 | $156k | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 36 | $326k | — | 71% |
Other men's soccer programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence College 12 over cap | 40 | $2.6M | $64,253 | 995 | vs | |
| Georgetown University at cap | 28 | $2M | $71,368 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 3 over cap | 31 | $1.7M | $53,790 | 985 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) 13 over cap | 41 | $1.6M | $40,127 | 972 | vs | |
| Creighton University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $52,742 | 982 | vs | |
| Villanova University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.5M | $50,242 | 995 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.4M | $42,162 | 953 | vs | |
| Marquette University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.3M | $40,452 | 987 | vs | |
| DePaul University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $43,694 | 986 | vs | |
| Butler University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.3M | $44,820 | 976 | vs | |
| Xavier University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $41,008 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Akron 2 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $41,813 | 941 | vs |
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