Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Stanford University Women's Soccer
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29
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 28
$3.4M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$115,734
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Stanford University fields a women's soccer team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,356,314, well above the median of $1.2M — $115,734 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 1 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 990, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $20,055,491 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $55,401 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#12Team budgetof 346 · Division I#4Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#193APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,356,314 for the year
- Operating expenses$859,004 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$115,734 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$20,055,491 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$55,401 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,035,267 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Ratcliffe head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paul Hart | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Daisy Sanchez | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pinder Nijjar | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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
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 →8,054undergraduates · 18,446 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 53,733 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2829
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,356,314 $115,735 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $20,055,491
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,035,267
Cost
Full picture →$17,998net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,484
Campus safety
Full picture →4.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 51 burglaries · 79 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stanford 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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,998 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,054Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 2 | 29 | $573k | — | 68% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 14 | 35 | $2.9M | 997 | 44% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 17 | 28 | $527k | — | 97% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 17 | 31 | $1.3M | 987 | 80% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 26 | 32 | $376k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 29 | 29 | $1.7M | 994 | 51% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 29 | 39 | $1.7M | 988 | 89% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 31 | 30 | $303k | — | 63% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 33 | $1.7M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 43 | 34 | $334k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 57 | 34 | $436k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 59 | — | — | — | — |
Other women's soccer programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 32 | $3.4M | $106,355 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 2 over cap | 30 | $3.4M | $111,909 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 29 | $3.4M | $115,734 | 990 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 35 | $3.2M | $91,765 | 993 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 1 | 27 | $3.1M | $116,531 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 3 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $98,830 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 9 over cap | 37 | $3M | $80,314 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 1 | 27 | $2.8M | $105,330 | 997 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 2 | 26 | $2.8M | $107,696 | 997 | vs | |
| Boston College 10 over cap | 38 | $2.8M | $73,082 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 8 over cap | 36 | $2.6M | $72,809 | 994 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 6 over cap | 34 | $2.3M | $68,157 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 8 over cap | 36 | $2.3M | $63,014 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 10 over cap | 38 | $2.2M | $58,719 | 981 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.9M | $65,910 | 997 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 5 over cap | 33 | $1.7M | $52,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 3 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $50,162 | 991 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked