Division I · Horizon League
Northern Kentucky University Women's Soccer
Highland Heights, KY · the Norse · Northern Kentucky University overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$752k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division I
$26,860
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
100% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northern Kentucky 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 $752,101, below the median of $1.2M — $26,860 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 $2,077,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,388 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#272Team budgetof 346 · Division I#260Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#109APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's soccer program
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$752,101 for the year
- Operating expenses$112,990 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,860 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,077,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,388 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,921 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Sheehan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Terry Gruelle | 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 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 →9,927undergraduates · 14,961 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 6,417 applicants
SAT middle 50%916 – 1133
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
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
- $752,101 $26,861 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,077,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,921
Cost
Full picture →$8,151net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,896 in-state · $21,480 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Kentucky 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 divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,151 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,927Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 6 | 40 | $305k | — | 97% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 8 | 32 | $1.7M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 8 | 35 | $1.4M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 34 | $130k | — | 57% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 45 | 28 | $96k | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 30 | $1.7M | 997 | 62% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 56 | 35 | $558k | 998 | 95% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 35 | $189k | — | 84% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 22 | $202k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 61 | 28 | $531k | — | 63% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 30 | $160k | — | 85% |
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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