Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Men's Soccer
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
29
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 28
$990k
Team budget
45th percentile in Division I
$34,140
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University fields a men's soccer team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $990,079, about the median of $1.1M — $34,140 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (167 of 213 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 981, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,205,275 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,098 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#118Team budgetof 213 · Division I#111Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#134Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#1APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$990,079 for the year
- Operating expenses$133,794 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,140 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,205,275 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,098 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$332,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Koski head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Hess | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brendan McIntyre | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Chase Tackett | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lee Bakewell | Director of Soccer Operations | 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 players484,908 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,689 213 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 72 1.4% 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 →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2829
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $990,079 $34,141 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,205,275
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $332,661
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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.
Men's Soccer program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 2 | 42 | $141k | — | 54% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 5 | 35 | $168k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 33 | $236k | — | 64% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 29 | $1.4M | 1000 | 31% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 24 | 31 | $91k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 33 | $135k | — | 87% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 43 | $238k | — | 93% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 29 | 28 | $49k | — | 94% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 33 | 30 | $76k | — | 86% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 33 | 35 | $82k | — | 97% | |
| University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference | 35 | 23 | $36k | — | 78% | |
| Penn State Berks College Division III · United East Conference | 36 | 28 | $60k | — | 97% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.7M | $57,774 | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston University at cap | 28 | $1.5M | $54,888 | 979 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 1 | 27 | $1.4M | $52,238 | 975 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 1 over cap | 29 | $1.4M | $47,569 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $41,999 | 996 | vs | |
| Bucknell University at cap | 28 | $1.1M | $39,125 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 1 over cap | 29 | $990k | $34,140 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 6 over cap | 34 | $874k | $25,714 | 974 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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