University of Alabama at Birmingham Women's Soccer
University of Alabama at Birmingham fields a women's soccer team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,201,198, about the median of $1.2M — $36,399 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 997, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,593,526 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,971 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
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,201,198 for the year
- Operating expenses$197,507 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,399 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,593,526 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,971 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$266,442 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Mann head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark Hiller | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lucas Costa | 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
- 62%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,201,198 $36,400 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,593,526
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $266,442
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,832 in-state · $21,864 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Alabama at Birmingham
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 32 | $1.2M | 994 | 82% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | 32 | $470k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 48 | 39 | $3.1M | 998 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 63 | 30 | $881k | 972 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | 27 | $473k | 972 | 96% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 85 | 31 | $441k | — | 74% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 85 | 26 | $166k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 22 | $537k | — | 93% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | 57 | $525k | 918 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 93 | 17 | $125k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Independent | 98 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 98 | 33 | $633k | — | 49% |
Other women's soccer programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University 3 over cap | 31 | $2.1M | $68,072 | 1000 | vs | |
| Temple University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.9M | $64,372 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa 2 over cap | 30 | $1.8M | $60,719 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 5 over cap | 33 | $1.8M | $54,112 | 984 | vs | |
| University of South Florida 8 over cap | 36 | $1.7M | $47,716 | 997 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $43,025 | 993 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $42,915 | 974 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 5 over cap | 33 | $1.3M | $39,716 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 6 over cap | 34 | $1.2M | $36,063 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 5 over cap | 33 | $1.2M | $36,399 | 997 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 3 over cap | 31 | $947k | $30,540 | 986 | vs |
Every American Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked