Division II · Gulf South Conference
Mississippi Christian University Men's Soccer
Clinton, MS · the Choctaws, Lady Choctaws · Mississippi Christian University overview
36
Roster
2024–25 season
$503k
Team budget
57th percentile in Division II
$13,964
Per roster spot
median $12,081
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
49%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Mississippi Christian University fields a men's soccer team in the Gulf South Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, about the median of 35, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $502,736, about the median of $483k — $13,964 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's soccer programs. The school gave $2,296,611 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,838 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 199 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#87Team budgetof 199 · Division II#70Spend per playerof 199 · Division II#91Roster sizeof 199 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$502,736 for the year
- Operating expenses$13,659 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,964 division median $12,081
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,296,611 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,838 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$20,359 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Costa head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Owen Connelly | Assistant Coach / Men's Soccer | On file · sign in |
| Keelan Pajak | Volunteer 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 players484,908 2024-25
- Division II roster spots7,721 199 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 63 1.6% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,706undergraduates · 4,087 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →49%admitted · of 3,315 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $502,736 $13,965 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,296,611
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $20,359
Cost
Full picture →$21,135net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $21,698
Campus safety
Full picture →0.72violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 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.
Men's Soccer program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions49% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,135 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,706Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.72 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 9 | 29 | $137k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 9 | 37 | $191k | — | 53% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 100 | 28 | $251k | — | 100% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 126 | 25 | $501k | — | 87% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 137 | 20 | $133k | — | 100% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Gulf South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union University | 26 | $673k | $25,866 | — | vs | |
| Christian Brothers University | 46 | $651k | $14,157 | — | vs | |
| Lee University | 34 | $600k | $17,642 | — | vs | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | 33 | $557k | $16,878 | — | vs | |
| Mississippi Christian University | 36 | $503k | $13,964 | — | vs | |
| University of West Alabama | 25 | $501k | $20,055 | — | vs | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 47 | $497k | $10,582 | — | vs | |
| University of Montevallo | 38 | $479k | $12,608 | — | vs | |
| Spring Hill College | 28 | $473k | $16,886 | — | vs | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | 35 | $434k | $12,393 | — | vs | |
| Delta State University | 28 | $251k | $8,964 | — | vs |
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