Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Murray State University Women's Soccer
Murray, KY · the Racers · Murray State University overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$785k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$28,053
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Murray State University fields a women's soccer team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $785,489, below the median of $1.2M — $28,053 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,439,489 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,293 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#265Team budgetof 346 · Division I#246Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#170APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$785,489 for the year
- Operating expenses$135,576 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,053 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,439,489 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,293 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$113,108 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Madsen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Megan Wilson | Graduate Assistant | 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 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 →7,878undergraduates · 9,841 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 11,038 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $785,489 $28,053 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,439,489
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $113,108
Cost
Full picture →$9,738net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,708 in-state · $19,452 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Murray State 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,738 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,878Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 35 | 24 | $715k | 977 | 87% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 54 | 26 | $388k | 990 | 96% | |
| Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 71 | 32 | $634k | — | 47% | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 82 | 24 | $525k | 998 | 79% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 90 | 44 | $4M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 34 | $722k | — | 90% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 27 | $1.3M | 992 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 92 | 26 | $2.1M | 997 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 93 | 48 | $477k | — | 70% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | 35 | $463k | — | 95% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 103 | 33 | $408k | — | 67% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 104 | 31 | $968k | 987 | 78% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 1 | 27 | $1.3M | $46,901 | 992 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.1M | $32,059 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 2 over cap | 30 | $1.1M | $35,057 | 991 | vs | |
| Drake University 3 over cap | 31 | $973k | $31,383 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 3 over cap | 31 | $968k | $31,232 | 987 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 5 over cap | 33 | $938k | $28,435 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 12 over cap | 40 | $848k | $21,192 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University at cap | 28 | $785k | $28,053 | 992 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 6 over cap | 34 | $722k | $21,231 | — | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa at cap | 28 | $544k | $19,433 | 1000 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked