Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Elon University Women's Soccer
Elon, NC · the Phoenix · Elon University overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$1.5M
Team budget
67th percentile in Division I
$53,376
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Elon University fields a women's soccer team in the Coastal Athletic Association (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 $1,494,529, above the median of $1.2M — $53,376 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women'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 993, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,077,279 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,190 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#116Team budgetof 346 · Division I#96Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#152APRof 346 · 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$1,494,529 for the year
- Operating expenses$255,273 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,376 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,077,279 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,190 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$193,419 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Payne head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sean Sandoval | Assistant Women's Soccer Coach | On file · sign in |
| Clifton Bush | Assistant Women's Soccer Coach / Goalkeepers Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jen Thomas | Volunteer Women's Soccer 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 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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 →6,402undergraduates · 7,207 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 18,791 applicants
SAT middle 50%1143 – 1305
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,494,529 $53,376 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,077,279
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $193,419
Cost
Full picture →$41,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,536
Campus safety
Full picture →2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Elon 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.
Women's Soccer program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,849 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,402Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.44 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 17 | 26 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 17 | 26 | $826k | 992 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 28 | $104k | — | 84% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 37 | $3M | 1000 | 19% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 29 | 35 | $1.3M | 989 | 77% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | 27 | $3.1M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 33 | 23 | $83k | — | 48% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 43 | 35 | $3.2M | 993 | 22% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 29 | $1.9M | 997 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 53 | 21 | $86k | — | 97% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstra University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.9M | $64,317 | 991 | vs | |
| Elon University at cap | 28 | $1.5M | $53,376 | 993 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.5M | $44,945 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $41,017 | 1000 | vs | |
| Monmouth University room for 2 | 26 | $1.3M | $48,919 | 1000 | vs | |
| William & Mary 7 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $35,278 | 997 | vs | |
| Drexel University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.1M | $37,847 | 999 | vs | |
| Towson University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.1M | $32,332 | 993 | vs | |
| Campbell University 3 over cap | 31 | $1M | $32,968 | 993 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) at cap | 28 | $1,000k | $35,700 | 1000 | vs | |
| Hampton University 7 over cap | 35 | $800k | $22,863 | 994 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington 2 over cap | 30 | $715k | $23,825 | 997 | vs |
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