Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Soccer
Edwardsville, IL · the Cougars · Southern Illinois University Edwardsville overview
27
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 28
$807k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$29,895
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
973
APR
96% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a men's soccer team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $807,168, below the median of $1.1M — $29,895 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's soccer programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 981, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,540,382 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,955 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#155Team budgetof 213 · Division I#129Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#185Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#134APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$807,168 for the year
- Operating expenses$125,425 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,895 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,540,382 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,955 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$70,518 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cale Wassermann head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Romig | Assistant Coach / Goalkeeping | On file · sign in |
| Jacob Bilyeu | 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 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 →8,975undergraduates · 12,045 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1160
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2827
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate973
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $807,168 $29,895 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,540,382
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $70,518
Cost
Full picture →$15,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,025
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | 38 | $721k | — | 64% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 36 | $1.7M | 980 | 81% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 18 | 26 | $311k | — | 57% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | 33 | $375k | — | 12% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 27 | $91k | — | 44% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 30 | $117k | — | 58% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 27 | 33 | $591k | — | 66% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 34 | $759k | — | 94% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | 57 | $170k | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 34 | $166k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 66 | 32 | $192k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 68 | 30 | $408k | — | 84% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University room for 2 | 26 | $1.3M | $49,864 | 978 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.1M | $34,660 | 994 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 9 over cap | 37 | $897k | $24,232 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 1 | 27 | $807k | $29,895 | 973 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at cap | 28 | $774k | $27,626 | 960 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 5 over cap | 33 | $591k | $17,918 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 1 over cap | 29 | $558k | $19,229 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 3 over cap | 31 | $546k | $17,612 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 4 over cap | 32 | $331k | $10,328 | 987 | vs |
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