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Division I · Big West Conference

University of California, Riverside Women's Soccer

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28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$872k
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$31,125
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
978
APR
98% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of California, Riverside fields a women's soccer team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $871,521, below the median of $1.2M — $31,125 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 978, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,621,353 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,249 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

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

#244Team budgetof 346 · Division I#219Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#288APRof 346 · Division I
Team budget$872k
Spend per player$31,125
Roster size28
Coaching staff3
APR978

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

  • Roster28 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$871,521 for the year
  • Operating expenses$168,374 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$31,125 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 964 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,621,353 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$12,249 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$61,989 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Mike Dibbini head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Gerardo HidalgoAssistant Women's Soccer CoachOn file · sign in
Tony HuertaAssistant Women's Soccer CoachOn file · sign in
Tara OperDirector of Operations / Player DevelopmentOn 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

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About the school

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Campus

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22,646undergraduates · 26,426 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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63%admitted · of 62,807 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
77%

Women's Soccer

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28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate978
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$871,521 $31,126 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,621,353
Recruiting spend, women's
$61,989

Cost

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$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$40,285
Sticker, out-of-state$71,062
Average net price$13,533
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,240
$30–48k$9,615
$48–75k$12,449
$75–110k$17,297
$110k and up$29,624
Tuition & fees
$14,170 in-state · $44,947 out

Campus safety

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0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.78
Property10.31
In residence halls
44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences922 · 17%
Biological sciences918 · 17%
Business815 · 15%
Psychology586 · 11%
Engineering390 · 7%

Research University of California, Riverside

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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,646Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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, RiversideCalifornia Baptist University · 6 miUniversity of Redlands · 11 miCalifornia State University, San Bernardino · 15 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 24 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 24 miUniversity of La Verne · 27 miCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona · 29 miChapman University · 33 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 33 miAzusa Pacific University · 34 miConcordia University Irvine · 35 miUniversity of California, Irvine · 37 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference639$1.6M99474%
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1134$172k—81%
California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association1535$728k—98%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2426$253k—11%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2431$259k—7%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2726$170k—48%
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association2935$726k—74%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3332$166k—56%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference3331$1.3M98087%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3430$589k—79%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference3528$554k—60%
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference3733$1.3M97526%

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