University at Albany Women's Soccer
University at Albany fields a women's soccer team in the America East 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 $664,500, well below the median of $1.2M — $24,611 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women'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 987, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,851,038 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,847 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$664,500 for the year
- Operating expenses$82,079 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,611 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,851,038 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,847 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$139,678 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sade Ayinde head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Meg Richardson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chance Hendricks | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $664,500 $24,611 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,851,038
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $139,678
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,408 in-state · $28,998 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University at Albany
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 25 | $1M | 995 | 71% | |
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 7 | 27 | $112k | — | 76% | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 8 | 30 | $221k | — | 58% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | 28 | $175k | — | 44% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 29 | 28 | $172k | — | 23% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | 28 | $240k | — | 10% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 31 | $72k | — | 83% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 22 | $81k | — | 92% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 21 | $187k | — | 52% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 63 | 30 | $97k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 65 | 33 | $156k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 30 | $117k | — | 81% |
Other women's soccer programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire 2 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $44,661 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Vermont 2 over cap | 30 | $1.2M | $41,230 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Maine 1 over cap | 29 | $1.2M | $41,965 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell 3 over cap | 31 | $1.2M | $37,705 | 1000 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 1 over cap | 29 | $1.1M | $39,231 | 995 | vs | |
| Bryant University at cap | 28 | $1.1M | $38,949 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County 8 over cap | 36 | $992k | $27,559 | 968 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 1 | 27 | $965k | $35,741 | 978 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 1 | 27 | $665k | $24,611 | 987 | vs |
Every America East Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked