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Division I · Big West Conference

University of California, Irvine Women's Soccer

Irvine, CA · the Anteaters · University of California, Irvine overview
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33
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.3M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$39,410
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
975
APR
97% of players retained
26%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of California, Irvine fields a women's soccer team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,300,557, above the median of $1.2M — $39,410 per roster spot, upper 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 975, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,963,571 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,316 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

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

#143Team budgetof 346 · Division I#159Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#99Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#296APRof 346 · Division I
Team budget$1.3M
Spend per player$39,410
Roster size33
Coaching staff4
APR975

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

  • Roster33 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 5 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,300,557 for the year
  • Operating expenses$203,815 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$39,410 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,963,571 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,316 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$103,069 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Scott Juniper head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
P. WoolridgeAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Wendy EspejelAssistant CoachOn 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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29,503undergraduates · 36,582 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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26%admitted · of 121,101 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
86%

Women's Soccer

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33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2833
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate975
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,300,557 $39,411 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,963,571
Recruiting spend, women's
$103,069

Cost

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$14,647net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$39,051
Sticker, out-of-state$69,828
Average net price$14,647
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,485
$30–48k$8,044
$48–75k$11,769
$75–110k$16,809
$110k and up$29,595
Tuition & fees
$14,237 in-state · $45,014 out

Campus safety

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1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.62
Property4.17
In residence halls
30 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
33 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences1,313 · 16%
Psychology1,034 · 13%
Business965 · 12%
Biological sciences956 · 12%
Engineering842 · 10%

Research University of California, Irvine

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 program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions26% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,647 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 29,503Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.62 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, IrvineConcordia University Irvine · 2 miVanguard University · 4 miChapman University · 10 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 16 miLong Beach State University · 18 miBiola University · 20 miWhittier College · 25 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 28 miCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona · 28 miCalifornia Baptist University · 31 miUniversity of La Verne · 32 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 32 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference228$554k—60%
Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference432$427k—65%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1032$166k—56%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference1631$1.3M98087%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference1824$988k97547%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference2035$623k—60%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2534$133k—85%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association2836$409k—91%
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association2835$726k—74%
California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference3139$1.6M99474%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3226$170k—48%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3231$259k—7%

Other women's soccer programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
California Baptist University 11 over cap39$1.6M$40,626994vs
California State University, Fullerton 3 over cap31$1.3M$42,452980vs
University of California, Irvine 5 over cap33$1.3M$39,410975vs
University of California, San Diego 3 over cap31$1.3M$41,292—vs
California Polytechnic State University 18 over cap46$1.3M$27,474993vs
Utah Valley University 6 over cap34$1.3M$36,8991000vs
University of California, Santa Barbara 11 over cap39$1.2M$31,410985vs
California State University, Sacramento 2 over cap30$1M$33,510986vs
California State University, Bakersfield 11 over cap39$1M$25,673983vs
Long Beach State University room for 424$988k$41,185975vs
California State University, Northridge room for 523$971k$42,218986vs
University of California, Riverside at cap28$872k$31,125978vs

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