Division I · Metro Conference
Rider University Women's Soccer
Lawrenceville, NJ · the Broncs · Rider University overview
25
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 28
$665k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$26,581
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Rider University fields a women's soccer team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $664,534, well below the median of $1.2M — $26,581 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,115,289 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,114 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#299Team budgetof 346 · Division I#264Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#323Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#260APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$664,534 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,757 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,581 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,115,289 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,114 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$74,412 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Drayson Hounsome head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alistair Foale | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Darron Brown | 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 →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%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2825
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $664,534 $26,581 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,115,289
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $74,412
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.
Women's Soccer program25 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
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 2 | 34 | $176k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 26 | $843k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Cairn University Division III · United East Conference | 12 | 22 | $42k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 20 | 30 | $325k | — | 74% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 38 | $2.7M | 986 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 22 | 35 | $93k | — | 92% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 23 | 23 | $102k | — | 92% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 26 | 37 | $189k | — | 79% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 27 | 23 | $37k | — | 94% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 28 | 28 | $1.1M | 998 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 26 | $245k | — | 79% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 30 | 35 | $432k | — | 71% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.6M | $53,841 | 992 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.6M | $47,398 | 997 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 9 over cap | 37 | $1.2M | $33,621 | 986 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.1M | $39,202 | 981 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 5 over cap | 33 | $1M | $30,770 | — | vs | |
| Siena University room for 3 | 25 | $1M | $40,138 | 995 | vs | |
| Marist University 3 over cap | 31 | $823k | $26,537 | 997 | vs | |
| Niagara University 3 over cap | 31 | $765k | $24,688 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University 11 over cap | 39 | $705k | $18,080 | 989 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 2 over cap | 30 | $694k | $23,123 | 994 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 25 | $665k | $26,581 | 984 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 2 | 26 | $518k | $19,905 | 989 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University at cap | 28 | $364k | $12,983 | 993 | vs |
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