Division I · Big South Conference
High Point University Women's Soccer
High Point, NC · the Panthers · High Point University overview
35
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.3M
Team budget
58th percentile in Division I
$36,539
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
High Point University fields a women's soccer team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,278,871, about the median of $1.2M — $36,539 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 7 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 989, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,205,265 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,153 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#145Team budgetof 346 · Division I#178Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#60Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#206APRof 346 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,278,871 for the year
- Operating expenses$97,034 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,539 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 984 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,205,265 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,153 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$239,105 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron McGuiness head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christina Wakefield | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emily McGrath | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Carrie Maxwell | Assistant Coach | Nutrition Specialist | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,006undergraduates · 6,052 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 15,625 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1300
ACT middle 50%23 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2835
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,278,871 $36,539 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,205,265
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $239,105
Cost
Full picture →$43,578net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,208
Campus safety
Full picture →3.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →40%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research High Point 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 program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$43,578 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 40%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,006Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 10 | 28 | $104k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 12 | 26 | $826k | 992 | 90% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 13 | 26 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 19 | 35 | $3.2M | 993 | 22% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 28 | $1.5M | 993 | 67% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 34 | 58 | $711k | — | 78% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 37 | 21 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 53 | 23 | $83k | — | 48% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 53 | 37 | $3M | 1000 | 19% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 58 | 30 | $726k | 995 | 14% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 59 | 27 | $3.1M | 1000 | 7% |
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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