Division I · West Coast Conference
Santa Clara University Women's Soccer
Santa Clara, CA · the Broncos · Santa Clara University overview
35
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.9M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$83,496
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Santa Clara University fields a women's soccer team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,922,370, well above the median of $1.2M — $83,496 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 997, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,422,109 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,378 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,922,370 for the year
- Operating expenses$449,169 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$83,496 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,422,109 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,378 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$313,313 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Smith head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gregg Murphy | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Curtis McAlister | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michelle Myers | 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 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 →6,249undergraduates · 9,340 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →44%admitted · of 18,843 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2835
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,922,370 $83,496 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,422,109
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $313,313
Cost
Full picture →$49,651net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,241
Campus safety
Full picture →0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Santa Clara 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 program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,651 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,249Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 3 | 31 | $1.3M | 987 | 80% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 29 | $3.4M | 990 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 29 | $573k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 22 | 28 | $527k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 25 | 30 | $303k | — | 63% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 39 | $1.7M | 988 | 89% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 32 | $376k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 33 | $1.7M | 1000 | 12% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 41 | 29 | $1.7M | 994 | 51% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 49 | 34 | $436k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 54 | 34 | $334k | — | 96% |
Other women's soccer programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University 7 over cap | 35 | $2.9M | $83,496 | 997 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 3 over cap | 31 | $2.2M | $71,742 | 995 | vs | |
| Loyola Marymount University 7 over cap | 35 | $2.1M | $58,763 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Denver 4 over cap | 32 | $2M | $60,966 | 994 | vs | |
| Seattle University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.7M | $54,644 | 993 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California 11 over cap | 39 | $1.7M | $44,275 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Portland room for 3 | 25 | $1.7M | $68,908 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco 1 over cap | 29 | $1.7M | $58,383 | 994 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 5 over cap | 33 | $1.6M | $49,785 | 997 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 5 over cap | 33 | $1.5M | $44,580 | 983 | vs |
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