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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

Duke University Men's Soccer

Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
31
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.5M
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$80,672
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Duke University fields a men's soccer team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (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 $2,500,862, well above the median of $1.1M — $80,672 per roster spot, top 10% 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 1000, about the median of 981, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,690,493 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,384 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2.5M
Spend per player$80,672
Roster size31
Coaching staff4
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$331k$3.6M
this programevery Division I men's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

2569
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster31 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 3 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,500,862 for the year
  • Operating expenses$278,757 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$80,672 division median $35,187
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$15,690,493 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$33,384 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$2,969,104 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
John Kerr head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Michael BradyAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Kyle JohnstonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Tristan WierbonskiAssistant CoachOn 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.
6,488undergraduates · 17,112 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
United Methodist
7%admitted · of 46,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
96%

Men's Soccer

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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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,500,862 $80,673 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$15,690,493
Recruiting spend, men's
$2,969,104
$23,422net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$87,072
Average net price$23,422
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,295
$30–48k$242
$48–75k$6,901
$75–110k$16,487
$110k and up$54,375
Tuition & fees
$65,805

Campus safety

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1.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.12
Property3.26
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Multidisciplinary studies283 · 13%
Social sciences282 · 13%
Computer & information sciences274 · 13%
Biological sciences274 · 13%
Engineering272 · 13%

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Men's Soccer programs within 150 miles

Duke UniversityUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 9 miNorth Carolina State University · 21 miWilliam Peace University · 22 miShaw University · 23 miElon University · 32 miCampbell University · 42 miAverett University · 48 miGreensboro College · 48 miThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 49 miGuilford College · 53 miHigh Point University · 59 miMethodist University · 60 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference941$1.9M100019%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2132$2M97840%
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference2235$157k—97%
Shaw University Division II · Independent2339$299k—30%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association3230$1.2M98267%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association4229$834k98294%
Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4831$117k—48%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference4825$90k—92%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference4929$963k96790%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.5330$106k—84%
High Point University Division I · Big South Conference5935$1.3M95777%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference6039$156k—75%

Other men's soccer programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Clemson University 6 over cap34$3.6M$105,408992vs
Wake Forest University 2 over cap30$2.9M$97,660980vs
Southern Methodist University 5 over cap33$2.9M$86,583974vs
University of Notre Dame 3 over cap31$2.7M$88,7061000vs
Stanford University at cap28$2.6M$93,4241000vs
Syracuse University 4 over cap32$2.6M$80,386991vs
Duke University 3 over cap31$2.5M$80,6721000vs
University of Virginia 13 over cap41$2.3M$56,639984vs
University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap29$2.3M$79,337975vs
North Carolina State University 4 over cap32$2M$63,730978vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap28$2M$72,006949vs
Boston College 7 over cap35$2M$56,881990vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 13 over cap41$1.9M$47,3701000vs
University of California, Berkeley 14 over cap42$1.6M$37,551985vs
University of Louisville 2 over cap30$1.5M$49,180957vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked