Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University Men's Soccer
DeKalb, IL · the Huskies · Northern Illinois University overview
27
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 28
$889k
Team budget
35th percentile in Division I
$32,909
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Northern Illinois University fields a men's soccer team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $888,549, below the median of $1.1M — $32,909 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's soccer programs. That leaves room for 1 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 981, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,742,119 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,639 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#139Team budgetof 213 · Division I#119Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#185Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#38APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$888,549 for the year
- Operating expenses$103,119 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,909 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,742,119 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,639 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$383,206 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Swan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Roman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tomas Hazi Pollacchi | Assistant Coach | 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 players484,908 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,689 213 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 72 1.4% 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 →11,358undergraduates · 15,504 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 24,177 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2827
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $888,549 $32,909 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,742,119
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $383,206
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,506
Campus safety
Full picture →2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Illinois 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.
Men's Soccer program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,358Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 39 | $182k | — | 85% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | 33 | $92k | — | 57% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 34 | 36 | $197k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 38 | $328k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 36 | 66 | $322k | — | 77% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 42 | 28 | $99k | — | 57% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 42 | 49 | $641k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 42 | 40 | $156k | — | 76% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 41 | $210k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 39 | $111k | — | 93% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 53 | 32 | $148k | — | 59% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 54 | 43 | $299k | — | 73% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 1 | 27 | $889k | $32,909 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 4 over cap | 32 | $798k | $24,948 | 964 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 4 over cap | 32 | $766k | $23,928 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 3 over cap | 31 | $743k | $23,964 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 7 over cap | 35 | $718k | $20,511 | 989 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 3 | 25 | $607k | $24,277 | 949 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 4 over cap | 32 | $593k | $18,531 | 957 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis 1 over cap | 29 | $554k | $19,120 | 991 | vs | |
| Wright State University 4 over cap | 32 | $548k | $17,111 | 970 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 3 over cap | 31 | $538k | $17,368 | 962 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne 4 over cap | 32 | $477k | $14,905 | 955 | vs |
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