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Division I · Southern Conference

East Tennessee State University Women's Soccer

Johnson City, TN · the Buccaneers · East Tennessee State University overview
27
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 28
$628k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$23,255
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

East Tennessee State University fields a women's soccer team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $627,905, well below the median of $1.2M — $23,255 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,778,921 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,282 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$628k
Spend per player$23,255
Roster size27
Coaching staff2
APR992

Team budgets across the division

$316k$4.5M
this programevery Division I women's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

1357
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster27 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$627,905 for the year
  • Operating expenses$121,460 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$23,255 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,778,921 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,282 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$96,077 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jeremy Yelton head coachHead Coachnot on file
Jay YeltonHead Coachnot on file
Matt YeltonAssistant 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 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
10,633undergraduates · 13,586 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
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%

Women's Soccer

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27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2827
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$627,905 $23,256 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,778,921
Recruiting spend, women's
$96,077
$16,033net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,500
Sticker, out-of-state$32,340
Average net price$16,033
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,158
$30–48k$13,625
$48–75k$16,944
$75–110k$19,753
$110k and up$20,907
Tuition & fees
$9,706 in-state · $13,034 out

Campus safety

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0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.70
Property0.61
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing711 · 32%
Business272 · 12%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation142 · 6%
Psychology134 · 6%
Visual & performing arts90 · 4%

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Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

East Tennessee State UniversityKing University · 23 miTusculum University · 24 miLees-McRae College · 29 miMars Hill University · 34 miAppalachian State University · 39 miEmory & Henry University · 44 miWarren Wilson College · 48 miUniversity of North Carolina Asheville · 49 miCarson-Newman University · 64 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 70 miLincoln Memorial University · 74 miBrevard College · 76 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
King University Division II · Conference Carolinas2325$263k—54%
Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference2437$393k—60%
Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas2934$429k—81%
Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference3446$369k—78%
Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference3928$1.1M100089%
Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference4432$261k—96%
Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference4821$59k—78%
University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference4931$429k100094%
Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference6423$591k—68%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7040$529k—81%
Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7433$523k—59%
Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference7628$152k—40%

Other women's soccer programs in the Southern Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Furman University 4 over cap32$1.5M$46,774995vs
Samford University 4 over cap32$1.2M$36,734994vs
Mercer University room for 325$1M$41,879993vs
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 127$991k$36,698989vs
Wofford College 2 over cap30$945k$31,509990vs
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 226$826k$31,757992vs
Tennessee Technological University room for 325$720k$28,785983vs
The Citadel room for 325$694k$27,745963vs
East Tennessee State University room for 127$628k$23,255992vs
Virginia Military Institute 6 over cap34$601k$17,663955vs
Western Carolina University 4 over cap32$559k$17,467985vs

Every Southern Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked