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The Ohio State University Women's Soccer

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28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$2.8M
Team budget
90th percentile in Division I
$99,118
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

The Ohio State University fields a women's soccer team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,775,323, well above the median of $1.2M — $99,118 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women'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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,816,950 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,397 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#35Team budgetof 346 · Division I#15Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#1APRof 346 · Division I
Team budget$2.8M
Spend per player$99,118
Roster size28
Coaching staff4
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$316k$4.5M
this programevery Division I women's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

1357
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster28 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,775,323 for the year
  • Operating expenses$499,135 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$99,118 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 989 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$13,816,950 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$29,397 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$1,244,066 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Lori Walker-Hock head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Brian JankowskiAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Gavin MacLeodAssociate Head Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn 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

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Campus

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45,728undergraduates · 60,046 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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51%admitted · of 70,028 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
88%

Women's Soccer

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28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,775,323 $99,119 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$13,816,950
Recruiting spend, women's
$1,244,066

Cost

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$19,575net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$31,231
Sticker, out-of-state$56,737
Average net price$19,575
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,259
$30–48k$7,104
$48–75k$12,683
$75–110k$22,870
$110k and up$27,144
Tuition & fees
$12,859 in-state · $38,365 out

Campus safety

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4.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.01
Property1.93
In residence halls
57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024

Majors

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21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business2,396 · 21%
Engineering1,724 · 15%
Health professions & nursing1,236 · 11%
Biological sciences1,095 · 9%
Social sciences883 · 8%

Research The Ohio 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.

Women's Soccer program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,575 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 45,728Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.01 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

The Ohio State UniversityOhio Dominican University · 4 miCapital University · 5 miOtterbein University · 9 miOhio Wesleyan University · 21 miDenison University · 26 miKenyon College · 41 miWittenberg University · 43 miCedarville University · 46 miWilmington College (Ohio) · 58 miWright State University · 58 miUniversity of Dayton · 65 miMuskingum University · 67 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference434$251k—85%
Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference533$135k—73%
Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference934$132k—83%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2131$183k—51%
Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2628$229k—17%
Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference4124$124k—31%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference4330$179k—91%
Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference4628$531k—63%
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference5828$96k—85%
Wright State University Division I · Horizon League5835$558k99895%
University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference6530$1.7M99762%
Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference6723$121k—82%

Other women's soccer programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Southern California 8 over cap36$3.7M$102,818991vs
University of Washington 6 over cap34$3.5M$103,174990vs
University of California, Los Angeles 13 over cap41$3.2M$77,415997vs
Pennsylvania State University 8 over cap36$3.1M$85,204986vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign room for 127$2.8M$103,6451000vs
The Ohio State University at cap28$2.8M$99,1181000vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 10 over cap38$2.7M$70,043986vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 7 over cap35$2.6M$73,574995vs
University of Michigan 5 over cap33$2.5M$76,945987vs
University of Iowa 15 over cap43$2.5M$58,640990vs
Michigan State University 4 over cap32$2.5M$78,341990vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 10 over cap38$2.5M$64,780995vs
Northwestern University 3 over cap31$2.4M$78,5421000vs
University of Oregon 1 over cap29$2.4M$83,543995vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 5 over cap33$2.4M$73,293998vs
Purdue University 8 over cap36$2.2M$61,738997vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1 over cap29$2.2M$76,224997vs
University of Maryland, College Park 4 over cap32$2M$61,726986vs

Every Big Ten Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked