Grand Canyon University Women's Soccer
Grand Canyon University fields a women's soccer team in the Mountain West 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 $1,206,831, about the median of $1.2M — $36,570 per roster spot, lower 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 998, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,206,372 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,379 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,206,831 for the year
- Operating expenses$368,189 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,570 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,206,372 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,379 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$377,073 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Cissell head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Blake Reynolds | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brad Leonard | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,206,831 $36,571 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,206,372
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $377,073
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,263
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 55 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 38 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 13 | 31 | $2.6M | 1000 | 90% | |
| University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference | 112 | 34 | $2.3M | 993 | 86% | |
| Northern Arizona University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 119 | 38 | $1.1M | 989 | 91% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College room for 4 | 24 | $1.6M | $68,056 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa at cap | 28 | $1.4M | $51,382 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 5 over cap | 33 | $1.4M | $41,614 | 998 | vs | |
| San Jose State University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $42,855 | 987 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.2M | $36,570 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso 2 over cap | 30 | $1.1M | $38,153 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas at cap | 28 | $1.1M | $40,426 | 980 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 6 over cap | 34 | $1.1M | $31,075 | 994 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 9 over cap | 37 | $1M | $27,335 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 4 over cap | 32 | $972k | $30,386 | 984 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked