Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University Women's Soccer
DeKalb, IL · the Huskies · Northern Illinois University overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$864k
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$30,853
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
100% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Northern Illinois University fields a women's soccer team in the Horizon League (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 $863,895, below the median of $1.2M — $30,853 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 995, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,181,597 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,826 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#248Team budgetof 346 · Division I#224Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#109APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$863,895 for the year
- Operating expenses$109,453 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,853 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,181,597 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,826 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,849 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Neill head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luke Aspinall-Stanton | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gabi McAlpine | 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 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 →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%
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 Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $863,895 $30,853 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,181,597
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,849
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.
Women's Soccer program28 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
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 21 | $117k | — | 85% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | 20 | $75k | — | 57% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 34 | 31 | $153k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 31 | $293k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 36 | 47 | $317k | — | 77% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 42 | 20 | $106k | — | 57% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 42 | 30 | $553k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 42 | 36 | $177k | — | 76% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 33 | $163k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 30 | $153k | — | 93% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 53 | 27 | $126k | — | 59% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 54 | 29 | $168k | — | 73% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11 over cap | 39 | $878k | $22,508 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 11 over cap | 39 | $867k | $22,238 | 984 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 28 | $864k | $30,853 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 over cap | 30 | $813k | $27,091 | 995 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University at cap | 28 | $759k | $27,123 | 988 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 2 | 26 | $756k | $29,058 | 978 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University at cap | 28 | $752k | $26,860 | 995 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 6 over cap | 34 | $721k | $21,191 | 957 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 27 | $669k | $24,776 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 2 over cap | 30 | $579k | $19,296 | 990 | vs | |
| Wright State University 7 over cap | 35 | $558k | $15,939 | 998 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne 6 over cap | 34 | $544k | $15,987 | 1000 | vs |
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