Division I · Metro Conference
Rider University Men's Soccer
Lawrenceville, NJ · the Broncs · Rider University overview
33
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 28
$587k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$17,802
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
985
APR
99% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Rider University fields a men's soccer team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $587,486, well below the median of $1.1M — $17,802 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 5 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 985, about the median of 981, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,771,181 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,968 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#187Team budgetof 213 · Division I#188Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#51Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#78APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$587,486 for the year
- Operating expenses$62,619 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,802 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,771,181 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,968 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,086 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Duernberger head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reilly Fuller | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Justin Ruffino | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gus Valeriano | 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 →3,244undergraduates · 4,083 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 9,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1310
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2833
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate985
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $587,486 $17,803 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,771,181
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,086
Cost
Full picture →$26,618net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rider 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.
Men's Soccer program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,618 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,244Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 2 | 28 | $181k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 31 | $736k | 998 | 4% | |
| Cairn University Division III · United East Conference | 12 | 39 | $54k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 20 | 47 | $497k | — | 74% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 28 | $2.2M | 979 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 22 | 31 | $91k | — | 92% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 23 | 37 | $141k | — | 92% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 26 | 39 | $183k | — | 79% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 27 | 28 | $49k | — | 94% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 28 | 35 | $792k | 973 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 24 | $185k | — | 79% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 30 | 63 | $694k | — | 71% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.2M | $35,392 | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 1 | 27 | $1M | $38,433 | 985 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 12 over cap | 40 | $1M | $25,201 | 993 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 19 over cap | 47 | $900k | $19,156 | 979 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 1 | 27 | $893k | $33,066 | 992 | vs | |
| Siena University 8 over cap | 36 | $871k | $24,203 | 991 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 4 over cap | 32 | $824k | $25,754 | 980 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 8 over cap | 36 | $741k | $20,585 | — | vs | |
| Iona University 1 over cap | 29 | $655k | $22,572 | 953 | vs | |
| Rider University 5 over cap | 33 | $587k | $17,802 | 985 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 26 | $572k | $21,991 | 955 | vs | |
| Canisius University 6 over cap | 34 | $453k | $13,322 | 983 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 1 over cap | 29 | $409k | $14,099 | 979 | vs |
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