Illinois Wesleyan University Women's Soccer
Illinois Wesleyan University fields a women's soccer team in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $134,995, about the median of $146k — $5,399 per roster spot, upper half of Division III women's soccer programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$134,995 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,101 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,399 division median $5,134
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$43,428 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Oz Bakirdan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mush Bakirdan | Assistant Women's Soccer Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ron Smith | Assistant Women's Soccer Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school soccer players393,048 2024-25
- Division III roster spots11,436 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 34 2.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $134,995 $5,400 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $43,428
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $55,704
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Illinois Wesleyan 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 33 | $938k | 995 | 89% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | 17 | $77k | — | 88% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 45 | 27 | $169k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 48 | 27 | $2.8M | 1000 | 44% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 62 | 35 | $347k | — | 84% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 79 | 21 | $132k | — | 71% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 82 | 25 | $556k | 993 | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 84 | 25 | $156k | — | 75% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | 29 | $548k | 975 | 75% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 91 | 30 | $553k | — | 73% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 91 | 25 | $79k | — | 87% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 94 | 21 | $117k | — | 85% |
Other women's soccer programs in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton College (Illinois) | 31 | $293k | $9,455 | — | vs | |
| Elmhurst University | 36 | $177k | $4,913 | — | vs | |
| Millikin University | 27 | $169k | $6,266 | — | vs | |
| North Park University | 29 | $168k | $5,790 | — | vs | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) | 30 | $157k | $5,225 | — | vs | |
| North Central College | 31 | $153k | $4,940 | — | vs | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) | 38 | $147k | $3,879 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | 25 | $135k | $5,399 | — | vs | |
| Carthage College | 31 | $123k | $3,970 | — | vs |
Every College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked