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Division I · Big South Conference

Radford University Men's Soccer

Radford, VA · the Highlanders · Radford University overview
37
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 28
$385k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$10,417
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
987
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Radford University fields a men's soccer team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $385,465, well below the median of $1.1M — $10,417 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 9 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 987, about the median of 981, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,183,233 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,860 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$385k
Spend per player$10,417
Roster size37
Coaching staff3
APR987

Team budgets across the division

$331k$3.6M
this programevery Division I men's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

2569
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster37 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 9 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$385,465 for the year
  • Operating expenses$72,296 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$10,417 division median $35,187
  • Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 980 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,183,233 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,860 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$120,957 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Andy Cormack head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Ryan PalmbaumMen's Soccer Assistant CoachOn 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.
5,704undergraduates · 7,531 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
91%admitted · of 11,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
50%

Men's Soccer

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37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2837
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$385,465 $10,418 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,183,233
Recruiting spend, men's
$120,957
$18,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,171
Sticker, out-of-state$42,070
Average net price$18,282
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,289
$30–48k$11,883
$48–75k$14,533
$75–110k$20,204
$110k and up$22,537
Tuition & fees
$12,286 in-state · $25,185 out

Campus safety

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0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.90
Property0.64
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing420 · 32%
Business166 · 12%
Multidisciplinary studies102 · 8%
Psychology99 · 7%
Visual & performing arts92 · 7%

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Men's Soccer programs within 150 miles

Radford UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · 9 miRoanoke College · 29 miConcord University · 32 miFerrum College · 33 miWake Forest University · 71 miAverett University · 74 miEmory & Henry University · 75 miWashington and Lee University · 76 miVirginia Military Institute · 76 miLiberty University · 77 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 77 miSouthern Virginia University · 78 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference928$2M94957%
Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.2932$189k—80%
Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference3282$485k—90%
Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas3335$121k—100%
Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7130$2.9M98022%
Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.7431$117k—48%
Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7532$239k—96%
Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.7632$300k—17%
Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference7625$486k93482%
Liberty University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference7726$1.3M97899%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.7734$204k—82%
Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference7831$194k—100%

Other men's soccer programs in the Big South Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
High Point University 7 over cap35$1.3M$35,765957vs
Gardner-Webb University 41 over cap69$905k$13,118967vs
Longwood University 1 over cap29$895k$30,851960vs
University of South Carolina Upstate 15 over cap43$669k$15,555946vs
Presbyterian College 9 over cap37$657k$17,760995vs
University of North Carolina Asheville 9 over cap37$439k$11,858987vs
Winthrop University 2 over cap30$407k$13,554983vs
Radford University 9 over cap37$385k$10,417987vs

Every Big South Conference men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked