Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Women's Soccer
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
33
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.6M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$47,398
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a women's soccer team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,564,159, above the median of $1.2M — $47,398 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (261 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,594,516 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,517 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#111Team budgetof 346 · Division I#116Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#99Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#72APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,564,159 for the year
- Operating expenses$177,789 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,398 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,594,516 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$167,482 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Barrett head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Corey Holton | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Flaherty | Assistant Coach - Goalkeepers | not on file |
| Reilly Johnson | Graduate Assistant Women's Soccer 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 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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2833
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,564,159 $47,399 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,594,516
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,482
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | 37 | $670k | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 37 | $1.2M | 986 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 32 | $502k | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | 32 | $1.3M | 1000 | 49% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 30 | $216k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 30 | $507k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 31 | $592k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | 29 | $121k | — | 64% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 24 | 21 | $117k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 27 | $145k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 26 | 30 | $1.6M | 992 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | 19 | $363k | — | — |
Other women's soccer programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.6M | $53,841 | 992 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.6M | $47,398 | 997 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 9 over cap | 37 | $1.2M | $33,621 | 986 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.1M | $39,202 | 981 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 5 over cap | 33 | $1M | $30,770 | — | vs | |
| Siena University room for 3 | 25 | $1M | $40,138 | 995 | vs | |
| Marist University 3 over cap | 31 | $823k | $26,537 | 997 | vs | |
| Niagara University 3 over cap | 31 | $765k | $24,688 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University 11 over cap | 39 | $705k | $18,080 | 989 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 2 over cap | 30 | $694k | $23,123 | 994 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 25 | $665k | $26,581 | 984 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 2 | 26 | $518k | $19,905 | 989 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University at cap | 28 | $364k | $12,983 | 993 | vs |
Every Metro Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked