Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Santa Barbara Women's Soccer
Santa Barbara, CA · the Gauchos · University of California, Santa Barbara overview
39
Roster
11 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.2M
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$31,410
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
985
APR
100% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Santa Barbara fields a women's soccer team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,225,000, about the median of $1.2M — $31,410 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 11 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 985, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,360,459 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,422 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#157Team budgetof 346 · Division I#215Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#253APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's soccer program
Roster sizes (cap 28)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 11 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,225,000 for the year
- Operating expenses$224,725 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,410 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,360,459 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,422 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$244,999 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Stumpf head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Montenegro | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Mahon | Assistant Coach / Goalkeeper Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brian Edwards | Video Coordinator | On 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2839
11 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate985
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,225,000 $31,410 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,360,459
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $244,999
Cost
Full picture →$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,965 in-state · $45,742 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 149 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Barbara
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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 11 | 33 | $474k | — | 80% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 37 | $319k | — | 89% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 70 | 31 | $2.2M | 995 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 23 | $971k | 986 | 93% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 46 | $1.3M | 993 | 30% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 77 | 39 | $1M | 983 | 88% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 41 | $3.2M | 997 | 9% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 87 | 35 | $2.1M | 995 | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 93 | 36 | $3.7M | 991 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 95 | 30 | $185k | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 36 | $409k | — | 91% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 37 | $469k | — | 92% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University 11 over cap | 39 | $1.6M | $40,626 | 994 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $42,452 | 980 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 5 over cap | 33 | $1.3M | $39,410 | 975 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $41,292 | — | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 18 over cap | 46 | $1.3M | $27,474 | 993 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.3M | $36,899 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 11 over cap | 39 | $1.2M | $31,410 | 985 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 2 over cap | 30 | $1M | $33,510 | 986 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 11 over cap | 39 | $1M | $25,673 | 983 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University room for 4 | 24 | $988k | $41,185 | 975 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 5 | 23 | $971k | $42,218 | 986 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside at cap | 28 | $872k | $31,125 | 978 | vs |
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