Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Men's Soccer
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
69
Roster
41 over the D-I cap of 28
$905k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$13,118
Per roster spot
median $35,187
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
967
APR
95% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a men's soccer team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 69 players, well above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $905,196, below the median of $1.1M — $13,118 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 41 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 967, about the median of 981, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,865,091 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,434 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#133Team budgetof 213 · Division I#204Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#1Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#144APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster69 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 41 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$905,196 for the year
- Operating expenses$177,177 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,118 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,865,091 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,549 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Lagos head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Nakayama | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Daniel Babbert | 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 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 →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →69on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2869
41 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate967
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $905,196 $13,119 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,865,091
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,549
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program69 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$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 43 | $669k | 946 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 45 | $469k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 38 | $957k | 976 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 60 | $433k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 42 | $519k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 48 | $753k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 30 | $407k | 983 | 75% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 34 | $789k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 30 | $1.2M | 995 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 28 | $723k | 997 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 19 | $59k | — | 78% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 53 | 33 | $1.4M | 957 | 80% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.3M | $35,765 | 957 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 41 over cap | 69 | $905k | $13,118 | 967 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 29 | $895k | $30,851 | 960 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 15 over cap | 43 | $669k | $15,555 | 946 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 9 over cap | 37 | $657k | $17,760 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 9 over cap | 37 | $439k | $11,858 | 987 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 30 | $407k | $13,554 | 983 | vs | |
| Radford University 9 over cap | 37 | $385k | $10,417 | 987 | vs |
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