Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Women's Soccer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a women's soccer team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,661,648, well above the median of $1.2M — $70,043 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 10 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 986, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,643,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,762 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,661,648 for the year
- Operating expenses$383,915 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$70,043 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,643,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,762 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$919,890 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike O'Neill head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lubos Ancin | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trish DiPaolo | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Madison Richard | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Nigro | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Esteves | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,661,648 $70,043 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,643,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $919,890
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 94 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | 26 | $843k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 30 | $165k | — | 77% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 25 | $187k | — | — | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 18 | 32 | $139k | — | 69% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 20 | 12 | $90k | — | 77% | |
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 20 | 31 | $1.6M | 998 | 79% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 29 | $811k | 998 | 83% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 22 | 25 | $665k | 984 | 79% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | 34 | $202k | — | 79% | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 29 | $1.1M | 995 | 67% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | 34 | $176k | — | 62% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 25 | 41 | $373k | — | 65% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked