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Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.

Prairie View A&M University Women's Soccer

Prairie View, TX · the Panthers · Prairie View A&M University overview
29
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 28
$390k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$13,445
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
958
APR
95% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Prairie View A&M University fields a women's soccer team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $389,917, well below the median of $1.2M — $13,445 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 958, about the median of 993, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,298,148 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,429 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$390k
Spend per player$13,445
Roster size29
Coaching staff2
APR958

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

  • Roster29 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$389,917 for the year
  • Operating expenses$110,375 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$13,445 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate958 multi-year; 986 latest
  • Players retained95% year to year
  • Eligible95% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,298,148 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,429 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$39,780 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Abe GarcíaHead Soccer CoachOn file · sign in
Celestino AlbarranAssociate Head Soccer CoachOn file · sign in
Alexis EspinoGoalkeeper Coachnot 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
8,527undergraduates · 9,517 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
Setting
Rural
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
75%admitted · of 8,777 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1030
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
43%

Women's Soccer

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29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2829
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate958
95% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$389,917 $13,445 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,298,148
Recruiting spend, women's
$39,780
$14,065net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,798
Sticker, out-of-state$43,373
Average net price$14,065
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,605
$30–48k$10,487
$48–75k$17,552
$75–110k$20,779
$110k and up$23,032
Tuition & fees
$11,299 in-state · $26,874 out

Campus safety

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3.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.86
Property7.49
In residence halls
138 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
18 over 2022–2024
15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business199 · 15%
Health professions & nursing198 · 15%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation144 · 11%
Psychology118 · 9%
Engineering115 · 9%

Research Prairie View A&M University

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Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

Prairie View A&M UniversityHouston Christian University · 40 miTexas A&M University, College Station · 42 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Texas) · 43 miRice University · 44 miTexas Southern University · 46 miUniversity of Houston · 46 miSam Houston State University · 50 miUniversity of Texas at Austin · 105 miSt. Edward's University · 106 miSouthwestern University (Texas) · 107 miUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor · 111 miConcordia University Texas · 112 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference4025$941k98685%
Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference4234$4.5M98963%
University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference4330$173k—93%
Rice University Division I · American Conference4431$2.1M10008%
Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.4632$583k97293%
University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference4632$1.4M98670%
Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA5027$877k97985%
University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference10539$3.4M100029%
St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference10637$837k—84%
Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association10735$230k—39%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference11132$179k—95%
Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference11228$165k—91%

Other women's soccer programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Texas Southern University 4 over cap32$583k$18,223972vs
Alabama A&M University 29 over cap57$525k$9,217918vs
Grambling State University 4 over cap32$521k$16,293948vs
Alabama State University room for 127$473k$17,535972vs
Jackson State University 13 over cap41$471k$11,476980vs
Southern University, Baton Rouge 2 over cap30$431k$14,353965vs
Prairie View A&M University 1 over cap29$390k$13,445958vs
Alcorn State University room for 1018$334k$18,553969vs
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1513$328k$25,264977vs

Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked