Division I · Southern Conference
East Tennessee State University Men's Soccer
Johnson City, TN · the Buccaneers · East Tennessee State University overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$450k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$16,085
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
97% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
East Tennessee State University fields a men's soccer team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $450,398, well below the median of $1.1M — $16,085 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 981, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,668,260 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,033 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#203Team budgetof 213 · Division I#195Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#168Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#108APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$450,398 for the year
- Operating expenses$81,812 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,085 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 936 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,668,260 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,033 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$267,068 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Vital head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Serge Gomis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Devin Vital | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| João Freire | Goalkeepers 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →10,633undergraduates · 13,586 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 9,903 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate979
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $450,398 $16,086 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,668,260
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $267,068
Cost
Full picture →$16,033net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,706 in-state · $13,034 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research East Tennessee State 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,033 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,633Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 39 | $328k | — | 54% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 24 | 40 | $354k | — | 60% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 29 | 32 | $547k | — | 81% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 34 | 70 | $680k | — | 78% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 44 | 32 | $239k | — | 96% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 48 | 19 | $59k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 49 | 37 | $439k | 987 | 94% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 64 | 28 | $575k | — | 68% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 42 | $519k | — | 81% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 74 | 41 | $528k | — | 59% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 76 | 69 | $148k | — | 40% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 83 | 69 | $905k | 967 | 87% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.2M | $38,421 | 995 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1 over cap | 29 | $963k | $33,203 | 967 | vs | |
| Wofford College 10 over cap | 38 | $957k | $25,175 | 976 | vs | |
| Mercer University 3 over cap | 31 | $834k | $26,896 | 997 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute room for 3 | 25 | $486k | $19,429 | 934 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University at cap | 28 | $450k | $16,085 | 979 | vs |
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