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Division I · Mountain West Conference

University of California, Davis Women's Soccer

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37
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 28
$1M
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$27,335
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of California, Davis fields a women's soccer team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,011,428, below the median of $1.2M — $27,335 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 9 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 993, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,180,518 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,306 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

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

#204Team budgetof 346 · Division I#253Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#37Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#152APRof 346 · Division I
Team budget$1M
Spend per player$27,335
Roster size37
Coaching staff3
APR993

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

  • Roster37 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 9 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,011,428 for the year
  • Operating expenses$183,566 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$27,335 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,180,518 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,306 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$222,353 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kat MertzHead CoachOn file · sign in
Emilee TominovichAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Abbie FaingoldAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Travis ClarkeAssistant Coachnot 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

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Campus

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31,797undergraduates · 39,707 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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42%admitted · of 94,637 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Soccer

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37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2837
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,011,428 $27,336 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,180,518
Recruiting spend, women's
$222,353

Cost

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$17,315net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$41,055
Sticker, out-of-state$71,832
Average net price$17,315
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,594
$30–48k$9,472
$48–75k$12,304
$75–110k$17,988
$110k and up$31,258
Tuition & fees
$15,247 in-state · $46,024 out

Campus safety

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2.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.25
Property8.16
In residence halls
33 burglaries · 147 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
22 over 2022–2024

Majors

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19%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Biological sciences1,533 · 19%
Social sciences1,055 · 13%
Psychology875 · 11%
Engineering700 · 9%
Business483 · 6%

Research University of California, Davis

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Women's Soccer program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions42% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,315 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 31,797Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.25 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

University of California, DavisCalifornia State University, Sacramento · 18 miJessup University · 31 miUniversity of the Pacific · 45 miSaint Mary's College of California · 52 miUniversity of California, Berkeley · 54 miDominican University of California · 57 miCalifornia State University, East Bay · 63 miUniversity of San Francisco · 65 miSan Francisco State University · 69 miMenlo College · 79 miStanford University · 80 miCalifornia State University, Chico · 82 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference1830$1M98694%
Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference3129$278k—77%
University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference4533$1.5M98395%
Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference5239$1.7M98889%
University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5433$1.7M100012%
Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference5734$334k—96%
California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association6328$527k—97%
University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference6529$1.7M99451%
San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association6932$376k—96%
Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association7929$573k—68%
Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference8029$3.4M9904%
California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association8230$400k—94%

Other women's soccer programs in the Mountain West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Colorado College room for 424$1.6M$68,056988vs
University of Hawaii, Manoa at cap28$1.4M$51,382997vs
University of Wyoming 5 over cap33$1.4M$41,614998vs
San Jose State University 3 over cap31$1.3M$42,855987vs
Grand Canyon University 5 over cap33$1.2M$36,570998vs
University of Texas at El Paso 2 over cap30$1.1M$38,153975vs
University of Nevada, Las Vegas at cap28$1.1M$40,426980vs
University of New Mexico 6 over cap34$1.1M$31,075994vs
University of California, Davis 9 over cap37$1M$27,335993vs
University of Nevada, Reno 4 over cap32$972k$30,386984vs
U.S. Air Force Academy———998vs

Every Mountain West Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked