Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of California, Los Angeles Men's Soccer
Los Angeles, CA · the Bruins · University of California, Los Angeles overview
27
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 28
$2.2M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$80,602
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
961
APR
95% of players retained
9%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of California, Los Angeles fields a men's soccer team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,176,275, well above the median of $1.1M — $80,602 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men'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 961, about the median of 981, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,893,320 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,179 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#21Team budgetof 213 · Division I#13Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#185Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#165APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,176,275 for the year
- Operating expenses$366,479 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,602 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 966 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,893,320 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,179 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,762,235 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Jorden head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sergi Nus | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joey O'Keefe | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kary Whitney | Assistant Coach | not 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 players484,908 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,689 213 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 72 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →33,040undergraduates · 46,678 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →9%admitted · of 145,903 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2827
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate961
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,176,275 $80,603 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,893,320
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,762,235
Cost
Full picture →$15,166net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,747 in-state · $44,524 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 82 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Los Angeles
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.
Men's Soccer program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions9% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,166 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 33,040Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.15 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 7 | 36 | $1.8M | 985 | 40% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 13 | 27 | $1.3M | 949 | 93% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | 30 | $180k | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 36 | $702k | — | 92% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 40 | $537k | — | 91% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 19 | 31 | $236k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 40 | $136k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 27 | 33 | $675k | — | 60% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 27 | 41 | $208k | — | 89% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 37 | $686k | — | 79% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 35 | 26 | $1M | 944 | 87% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 34 | $772k | — | 74% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington 4 over cap | 32 | $3.1M | $97,560 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park 1 over cap | 29 | $2.9M | $98,701 | 962 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 7 over cap | 35 | $2.6M | $73,287 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison room for 1 | 27 | $2.3M | $87,024 | 979 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University at cap | 28 | $2.3M | $81,451 | 975 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick at cap | 28 | $2.2M | $79,966 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 2 over cap | 30 | $2.2M | $73,828 | 995 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles room for 1 | 27 | $2.2M | $80,602 | 961 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 1 | 27 | $1.9M | $71,345 | 965 | vs | |
| Michigan State University at cap | 28 | $1.8M | $64,164 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.7M | $56,924 | 994 | vs |
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