Division I · Horizon League
Purdue University Fort Wayne Men's Soccer
Fort Wayne, IN · the Mastodons · Purdue University Fort Wayne overview
32
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 28
$477k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$14,905
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
955
APR
96% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Purdue University Fort Wayne fields a men's soccer team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $476,960, well below the median of $1.1M — $14,905 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (167 of 213 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 955, about the median of 981, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,370,794 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,833 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#199Team budgetof 213 · Division I#198Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#64Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#178APRof 213 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$476,960 for the year
- Operating expenses$123,102 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,905 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 926 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,370,794 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,833 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$106,074 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Gorton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tim Romanello | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Travis Hurtis | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Iann Topete | 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 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 →8,110undergraduates · 8,874 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 6,466 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2832
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate955
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $476,960 $14,905 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,370,794
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $106,074
Cost
Full picture →$12,619net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,254 in-state · $22,220 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,619 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 41 | $129k | — | 91% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 32 | $134k | — | 85% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 24 | $84k | — | 61% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 71 | 49 | $428k | — | 73% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | 31 | $2.7M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | 29 | $184k | — | 53% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 76 | 46 | $469k | — | 86% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 76 | 30 | $97k | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 78 | 26 | $743k | 961 | 81% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 80 | 26 | $175k | — | 83% | |
| Western Michigan University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 85 | 31 | $941k | 966 | 85% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 85 | 22 | $146k | — | 76% |
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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