Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois University Men's Soccer
Charleston, IL · the Panthers · Eastern Illinois University overview
32
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 28
$331k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division I
$10,328
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
987
APR
98% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Eastern Illinois University fields a men's soccer team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $330,501, well below the median of $1.1M — $10,328 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 987, about the median of 981, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,075,414 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,008 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#210Team budgetof 213 · Division I#210Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#64Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#63APRof 213 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$330,501 for the year
- Operating expenses$93,064 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,328 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,075,414 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,008 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$123,243 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Vaz head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andre Cavichione | Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer | On file · sign in |
| Matteo Puli | Goalkeepers 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 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 →6,849undergraduates · 8,804 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 11,648 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1110
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2832
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $330,501 $10,328 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,075,414
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $123,243
Cost
Full picture →$14,621net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Eastern Illinois 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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,621 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,849Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 49 | $214k | — | 73% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 30 | $137k | — | 54% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 33 | $229k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | 57 | $170k | — | 95% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 79 | 30 | $408k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 82 | 30 | $187k | — | 45% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 91 | 35 | $2.6M | 985 | 80% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 34 | $166k | — | 80% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 103 | 41 | $124k | — | 88% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 107 | 38 | $721k | — | 64% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 108 | 31 | $546k | — | 95% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University room for 2 | 26 | $1.3M | $49,864 | 978 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.1M | $34,660 | 994 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 9 over cap | 37 | $897k | $24,232 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 1 | 27 | $807k | $29,895 | 973 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at cap | 28 | $774k | $27,626 | 960 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 5 over cap | 33 | $591k | $17,918 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 1 over cap | 29 | $558k | $19,229 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 3 over cap | 31 | $546k | $17,612 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 4 over cap | 32 | $331k | $10,328 | 987 | vs |
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