Division I · Pac-12 Conference
San Diego State University Men's Soccer
San Diego, CA · the Aztecs · San Diego State University overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$1.3M
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$47,264
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
961
APR
94% of players retained
34%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
San Diego State University fields a men's soccer team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,323,404, above the median of $1.1M — $47,264 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's soccer programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 961, about the median of 981, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,724,054 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,668 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#73Team budgetof 213 · Division I#59Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#168Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#165APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's soccer program
Roster sizes (cap 28)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,323,404 for the year
- Operating expenses$363,289 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,264 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 952 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,724,054 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,668 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,246,206 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hopkins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Carlos Aguilar | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| David Diaz | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Dooley | Director of Operations | 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 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 →34,050undergraduates · 39,241 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →34%admitted · of 82,800 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate961
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,323,404 $47,264 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,724,054
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,246,206
Cost
Full picture →$19,500net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,290 in-state · $20,170 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 29 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research San Diego State 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions34% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,500 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,050Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference | 7 | 35 | $1.6M | 984 | 47% | |
| Point Loma Nazarene University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 11 | 30 | $742k | — | 82% | |
| University of California, San Diego Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 12 | 31 | $1.2M | — | 25% | |
| California State University, San Marcos Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 25 | 29 | $485k | — | 96% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 74 | 30 | $708k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 75 | 28 | $978k | 966 | 26% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 78 | 35 | $407k | — | 65% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 82 | 30 | $1.4M | 1000 | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 84 | 35 | $184k | — | 56% | |
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 84 | 30 | $1M | 987 | 63% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 89 | 32 | $211k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 90 | 26 | $1M | 944 | 87% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.8M | $60,725 | 972 | vs | |
| Gonzaga University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.7M | $55,183 | 1000 | vs | |
| California Baptist University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.4M | $48,038 | 1000 | vs | |
| San Diego State University at cap | 28 | $1.3M | $47,264 | 961 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 3 over cap | 31 | $1.2M | $39,325 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 2 over cap | 30 | $1M | $34,673 | 987 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 10 over cap | 38 | $1M | $27,224 | 965 | vs |
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