Division I · Southern Conference
The Citadel Women's Soccer
Charleston, SC · the Bulldogs · The Citadel overview
25
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 28
$694k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$27,745
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
963
APR
95% of players retained
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The Citadel fields a women's soccer team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $693,645, well below the median of $1.2M — $27,745 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 963, about the median of 993, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,453,381 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,638 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#291Team budgetof 346 · Division I#250Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#323Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#319APRof 346 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$693,645 for the year
- Operating expenses$105,822 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,745 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 987 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,453,381 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,638 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,817 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ciaran Traquair head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Kirkwood | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Harry Baker | 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
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 →2,661undergraduates · 3,727 students in all
Women 24% Men 76%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →98%admitted · of 2,883 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2825
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate963
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $693,645 $27,746 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,453,381
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,817
Cost
Full picture →$21,041net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research The Citadel
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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions98% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,041 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,661Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 28 | $1,000k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 14 | 24 | $623k | 965 | 76% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 68 | 33 | $397k | — | 69% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Independent | 71 | 24 | $316k | 952 | 82% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 28 | $999k | 969 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 98 | 37 | $415k | — | 82% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 103 | 43 | $2.8M | 996 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Independent | 104 | 19 | $179k | — | 32% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 109 | 29 | $902k | 984 | 90% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 109 | 36 | $518k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 118 | 32 | $458k | — | 80% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 138 | 18 | $266k | — | 92% |
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 |
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