Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Women's Soccer
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
39
Roster
11 over the D-I cap of 28
$686k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$17,597
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a women's soccer team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $686,292, well below the median of $1.2M — $17,597 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 11 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 984, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,649,368 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,156 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 11 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$686,292 for the year
- Operating expenses$122,727 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,597 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,649,368 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$57,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Thomsit head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brandon Medina | Assistant 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
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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%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2839
11 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $686,292 $17,597 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,649,368
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $57,558
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.
Women's Soccer program39 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
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 28 | $721k | 986 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 31 | $411k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 30 | $945k | 990 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 50 | $395k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 40 | $529k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 24 | $742k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 30 | $335k | 1000 | 75% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 37 | $918k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 32 | $1.5M | 995 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 30 | $726k | 995 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 21 | $59k | — | 78% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 53 | 31 | $947k | 986 | 80% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.3M | $36,539 | 989 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 29 | $991k | $34,183 | 997 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate at cap | 28 | $721k | $25,761 | 986 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 11 over cap | 39 | $686k | $17,597 | 984 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 27 | $645k | $23,877 | 1000 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 4 | 24 | $623k | $25,946 | 965 | vs | |
| Radford University 4 over cap | 32 | $544k | $16,999 | 980 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 3 over cap | 31 | $429k | $13,831 | 1000 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 30 | $335k | $11,169 | 1000 | vs |
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