Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Women's Soccer
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
32
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.2M
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$36,734
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a women's soccer team in the Southern Conference (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 $1,175,497, about the median of $1.2M — $36,734 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women'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 (261 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,413,369 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,402 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#169Team budgetof 346 · Division I#174Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#128Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#132APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$1,175,497 for the year
- Operating expenses$121,235 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,734 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,413,369 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,402 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$70,630 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Yelton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Carl Goody | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Durbin | Assistant Coach | On 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women'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 Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,175,497 $36,734 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,413,369
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $70,630
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Samford 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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 33 | $1.2M | 997 | 88% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 32 | $470k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 39 | $3.1M | 998 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 30 | $881k | 972 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 27 | $473k | 972 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 26 | $166k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 84 | 22 | $537k | — | 93% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 88 | 31 | $441k | — | 74% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 57 | $525k | 918 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 94 | 17 | $125k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Independent | 95 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 96 | 35 | $3.1M | 1000 | 50% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,774 | 995 | vs | |
| Samford University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.2M | $36,734 | 994 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 3 | 25 | $1M | $41,879 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 1 | 27 | $991k | $36,698 | 989 | vs | |
| Wofford College 2 over cap | 30 | $945k | $31,509 | 990 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 2 | 26 | $826k | $31,757 | 992 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 3 | 25 | $720k | $28,785 | 983 | vs | |
| The Citadel room for 3 | 25 | $694k | $27,745 | 963 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 1 | 27 | $628k | $23,255 | 992 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 6 over cap | 34 | $601k | $17,663 | 955 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 4 over cap | 32 | $559k | $17,467 | 985 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked