Division I · West Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount University Women's Soccer
Los Angeles, CA · the Lions · Loyola Marymount University overview
35
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.1M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$58,763
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Loyola Marymount University fields a women's soccer team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,056,738, well above the median of $1.2M — $58,763 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 995, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,194,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $45,827 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#65Team budgetof 346 · Division I#76Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#60Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#109APRof 346 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,056,738 for the year
- Operating expenses$255,451 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$58,763 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,194,879 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$45,827 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$278,413 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Chamides head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chelsey Brown | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Stephen Merriwether | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lawson Vaughn | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Sheima Berenji | Assistant Coach | 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,336undergraduates · 10,256 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →40%admitted · of 23,361 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2835
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,056,738 $58,764 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,194,879
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $278,413
Cost
Full picture →$54,471net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,489
Campus safety
Full picture →1.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, 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.
Women's Soccer program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions40% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$54,471 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.15 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 7 | 41 | $3.2M | 997 | 9% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 8 | 36 | $3.7M | 991 | 10% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 12 | 36 | $409k | — | 91% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 37 | $469k | — | 92% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 30 | $185k | — | 40% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 17 | 31 | $2.2M | 995 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 20 | 23 | $971k | 986 | 93% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 25 | $232k | — | 3% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 22 | 24 | $988k | 975 | 47% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 34 | $133k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 23 | 35 | $623k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 31 | $1.3M | 980 | 87% |
Other women's soccer programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University 7 over cap | 35 | $2.9M | $83,496 | 997 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 3 over cap | 31 | $2.2M | $71,742 | 995 | vs | |
| Loyola Marymount University 7 over cap | 35 | $2.1M | $58,763 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Denver 4 over cap | 32 | $2M | $60,966 | 994 | vs | |
| Seattle University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.7M | $54,644 | 993 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California 11 over cap | 39 | $1.7M | $44,275 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Portland room for 3 | 25 | $1.7M | $68,908 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco 1 over cap | 29 | $1.7M | $58,383 | 994 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 5 over cap | 33 | $1.6M | $49,785 | 997 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 5 over cap | 33 | $1.5M | $44,580 | 983 | vs |
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