Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University Women's Soccer
Macon, GA · the Bears · Mercer University overview
25
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 28
$1M
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$41,879
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mercer University fields a women's soccer team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,046,980, below the median of $1.2M — $41,879 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,743,593 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,326 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#196Team budgetof 346 · Division I#140Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#323Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#152APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,046,980 for the year
- Operating expenses$127,323 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,879 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,743,593 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$261,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Economopoulos head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Harold Muñoz | 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
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 →4,807undergraduates · 9,124 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 11,058 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2825
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,046,980 $41,879 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,743,593
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $261,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,197net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mercer 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,197 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,807Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 30 | 32 | $313k | — | 88% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 63 | 26 | $257k | — | 77% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 32 | $328k | — | 71% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 75 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 35 | $1.2M | 981 | 62% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 77 | 32 | $376k | — | 11% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 16% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 78 | 33 | $415k | — | 99% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 44 | $3.1M | 991 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 23 | $81k | — | 63% | |
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 30 | $172k | — | 60% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 98 | 33 | $633k | — | 49% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,774 | 995 | vs | |
| Samford University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.2M | $36,734 | 994 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 3 | 25 | $1M | $41,879 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 1 | 27 | $991k | $36,698 | 989 | vs | |
| Wofford College 2 over cap | 30 | $945k | $31,509 | 990 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 2 | 26 | $826k | $31,757 | 992 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 3 | 25 | $720k | $28,785 | 983 | vs | |
| The Citadel room for 3 | 25 | $694k | $27,745 | 963 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 1 | 27 | $628k | $23,255 | 992 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 6 over cap | 34 | $601k | $17,663 | 955 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 4 over cap | 32 | $559k | $17,467 | 985 | vs |
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