Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University Women's Soccer
Normal, IL · the Redbirds · Illinois State University overview
33
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 28
$938k
Team budget
35th percentile in Division I
$28,435
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Illinois State University fields a women's soccer team in the Missouri Valley 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 $938,382, below the median of $1.2M — $28,435 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 995, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,835,397 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,049 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#227Team budgetof 346 · Division I#242Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#99Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#109APRof 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$938,382 for the year
- Operating expenses$173,286 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,435 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,835,397 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,049 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$123,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh DeRose head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kurt Albrecht | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Peyton Willie | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ethan Fineman | 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 →18,450undergraduates · 20,989 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 20,884 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1230
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
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 Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $938,382 $28,436 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,835,397
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $123,794
Cost
Full picture →$20,871net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,121 in-state · $23,479 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Illinois State 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 divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,871 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,450Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 1 | 25 | $135k | — | 45% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | 17 | $77k | — | 88% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 46 | 27 | $169k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 27 | $2.8M | 1000 | 44% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 63 | 35 | $347k | — | 84% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 21 | $132k | — | 71% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 83 | 25 | $556k | 993 | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | 25 | $156k | — | 75% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | 29 | $548k | 975 | 75% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | 30 | $553k | — | 73% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 91 | 25 | $79k | — | 87% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 92 | 21 | $117k | — | 85% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 1 | 27 | $1.3M | $46,901 | 992 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.1M | $32,059 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 2 over cap | 30 | $1.1M | $35,057 | 991 | vs | |
| Drake University 3 over cap | 31 | $973k | $31,383 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 3 over cap | 31 | $968k | $31,232 | 987 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 5 over cap | 33 | $938k | $28,435 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 12 over cap | 40 | $848k | $21,192 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University at cap | 28 | $785k | $28,053 | 992 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 6 over cap | 34 | $722k | $21,231 | — | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa at cap | 28 | $544k | $19,433 | 1000 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked