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Division I · The Summit League

North Dakota State University Women's Soccer

Fargo, ND · the Bison · North Dakota State University overview
31
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.2M
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division I
$38,299
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

North Dakota State University fields a women's soccer team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,187,294, about the median of $1.2M — $38,299 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 997, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,002,714 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,108 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$38,299
Roster size31
Coaching staff3
APR997

Team budgets across the division

$316k$4.5M
this programevery Division I women's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

1357
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster31 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 3 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,187,294 for the year
  • Operating expenses$247,327 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$38,299 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 987 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,002,714 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,108 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$219,538 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Mike ReganHead CoachOn file · sign in
Chris HigginsAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Ashley St. AubinAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Andy RyckmanDirector of Soccer OperationsOn 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
9,791undergraduates · 11,952 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
96%admitted · of 7,331 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Women's Soccer

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31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2831
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,187,294 $38,300 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,002,714
Recruiting spend, women's
$219,538
$16,461net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,698
Sticker, out-of-state$29,352
Average net price$16,461
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,647
$30–48k$12,429
$48–75k$14,166
$75–110k$17,427
$110k and up$19,218
Tuition & fees
$10,857 in-state · $15,511 out

Campus safety

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0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property0.67
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business350 · 17%
Health professions & nursing290 · 14%
Engineering280 · 14%
Agriculture148 · 7%
Family & consumer sciences116 · 6%

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Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

North Dakota State UniversityConcordia College, Moorhead · 3 miMinnesota State University Moorhead · 3 miUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston · 63 miUniversity of North Dakota · 72 miUniversity of Jamestown · 90 miBemidji State University · 99 miUniversity of Minnesota, Morris · 100 miNorthern State University · 128 miCollege of Saint Benedict · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference323$118k—63%
Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference330$267k—53%
University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference6328$452k—58%
University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League7233$2M99277%
University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9030$425k—94%
Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9934$567k—71%
University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference10021$111k—70%
Northern State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference12831$377k—93%
College of Saint Benedict Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference150———91%

Other women's soccer programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of North Dakota 5 over cap33$2M$61,611992vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 3 over cap31$1.3M$40,528—vs
North Dakota State University 3 over cap31$1.2M$38,299997vs
Oral Roberts University 6 over cap34$1.1M$31,067958vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha 2 over cap30$1M$33,984989vs
South Dakota State University at cap28$914k$32,654993vs
University of Missouri-Kansas City at cap28$757k$27,029988vs
University of South Dakota 7 over cap35$737k$21,068991vs

Every The Summit League women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked