Division I · Big South Conference
Longwood University Men's Soccer
Farmville, VA · the Lancers · Longwood University overview
29
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 28
$895k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$30,851
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
960
APR
94% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Longwood University fields a men's soccer team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $894,686, below the median of $1.1M — $30,851 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 960, about the median of 981, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,202,783 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,211 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#137Team budgetof 213 · Division I#125Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#134Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#169APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$894,686 for the year
- Operating expenses$128,541 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,851 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 966 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,202,783 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,211 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$108,061 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Gilbert head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Yuriy Sadula | Associate Head Men's Soccer Coach | On file · sign in |
| David Martinez | Assistant Men's Soccer 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 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 →3,223undergraduates · 4,545 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 6,078 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1190
ACT middle 50%22 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
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 Rate960
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $894,686 $30,851 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,202,783
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $108,061
Cost
Full picture →$22,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,200 in-state · $27,410 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 5 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 43 | 26 | $1.3M | 978 | 99% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 44 | 31 | $110k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 44 | 34 | $204k | — | 82% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 41 | $2.3M | 984 | 17% | |
| Virginia State University Division II · Independent | 54 | 26 | $301k | — | 89% | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 55 | 31 | $1.3M | 993 | 93% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 60 | 36 | $191k | — | 83% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 61 | 31 | $194k | — | 100% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 66 | 25 | $486k | 934 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 67 | 32 | $300k | — | 17% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 70 | 27 | $118k | — | — |
Other men's soccer programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.3M | $35,765 | 957 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 41 over cap | 69 | $905k | $13,118 | 967 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 29 | $895k | $30,851 | 960 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 15 over cap | 43 | $669k | $15,555 | 946 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 9 over cap | 37 | $657k | $17,760 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 9 over cap | 37 | $439k | $11,858 | 987 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 30 | $407k | $13,554 | 983 | vs | |
| Radford University 9 over cap | 37 | $385k | $10,417 | 987 | vs |
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