Liberty University Men's Soccer
Liberty University fields a men's soccer team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,296,465, above the median of $1.1M — $49,864 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 978, about the median of 981, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,854,791 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,825 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,296,465 for the year
- Operating expenses$257,377 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,864 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 970 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,854,791 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,825 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,020,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Wells head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Carl Reynolds | Assosicate Head Coach | not on file |
| Alex Krakowiak | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Dylan Lane | Director of Player Development | 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 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Christian
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,296,465 $49,864 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,854,791
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,020,558
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,822
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Liberty 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 3 | 34 | $204k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 6 | 31 | $110k | — | 95% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 31 | $194k | — | 100% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 33 | 25 | $486k | 934 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 34 | 32 | $300k | — | 17% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 40 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 43 | 29 | $895k | 960 | 85% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 32 | $189k | — | 80% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 55 | 35 | $121k | — | 100% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 31 | $117k | — | 48% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 56 | 27 | $118k | — | — | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | 41 | $2.3M | 984 | 17% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University room for 2 | 26 | $1.3M | $49,864 | 978 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.1M | $34,660 | 994 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 9 over cap | 37 | $897k | $24,232 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 1 | 27 | $807k | $29,895 | 973 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at cap | 28 | $774k | $27,626 | 960 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 5 over cap | 33 | $591k | $17,918 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 1 over cap | 29 | $558k | $19,229 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 3 over cap | 31 | $546k | $17,612 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 4 over cap | 32 | $331k | $10,328 | 987 | vs |
Every Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked