Indiana State University Women's Soccer
Indiana State University fields a women's soccer team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $847,689, below the median of $1.2M — $21,192 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 12 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 991, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,635,062 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,096 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
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$847,689 for the year
- Operating expenses$182,513 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,192 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,635,062 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,096 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,386 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Lawrence head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Gnehm | Assosicate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ola Shogelola | Assistant Coach / Performance Analyst | On file · sign in |
| Hayley Herron | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anna Chor | Director of Operations | not on file |
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
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $847,689 $21,192 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,635,062
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,386
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $21,734 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Indiana 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | 34 | $200k | — | 73% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 31 | 30 | $200k | — | 54% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 41 | 25 | $556k | 993 | 68% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 33 | $2.4M | 998 | 80% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 62 | 27 | $2.8M | 1000 | 44% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 69 | 27 | $669k | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 29 | $527k | — | 73% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 70 | 32 | $1.6M | 992 | 86% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | 36 | $2.2M | 997 | 50% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 21 | $87k | — | 71% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 87 | 27 | $169k | — | 54% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 103 | 34 | $115k | — | 53% |
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