Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
University of California, Santa Cruz Men's Soccer
Santa Cruz, CA · the Banana Slugs · University of California, Santa Cruz overview
29
Roster
2024–25 season
$336k
Team budget
96th percentile in Division III
$11,577
Per roster spot
median $4,496
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Santa Cruz fields a men's soccer team in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 32, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $335,746, well above the median of $152k — $11,577 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III men's soccer programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 399 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#17Team budgetof 399 · Division III#10Spend per playerof 399 · Division III#288Roster sizeof 399 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's soccer program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$335,746 for the year
- Operating expenses$170,323 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,577 division median $4,496
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$16,535 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Runeare head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school soccer players484,908 2024-25
- Division III roster spots13,520 399 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 36 2.8% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →17,812undergraduates · 19,764 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 68,845 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $335,746 $11,577 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $16,535
Cost
Full picture →$16,526net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,560 in-state · $45,337 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Cruz
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 program29 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$16,526 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,812Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.76 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 25 | 29 | $1.8M | 990 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 26 | 32 | $841k | 955 | 80% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 28 | 30 | $439k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 28 | $2.6M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 32 | 37 | $696k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 32 | $623k | — | 97% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 58 | 30 | $1.5M | 1000 | 51% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 58 | 35 | $1.4M | 986 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 62 | 42 | $1.6M | 985 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 72 | 38 | $327k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 76 | 32 | $547k | — | 97% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport University | 32 | $345k | $10,790 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 29 | $336k | $11,577 | — | vs | |
| University of Mary Washington | 41 | $244k | $5,944 | — | vs | |
| Salisbury University | 35 | $241k | $6,878 | — | vs | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte | 28 | $168k | $5,998 | — | vs | |
| Warren Wilson College | 19 | $59k | $3,092 | — | vs | |
| Regent University | 26 | $57k | $2,181 | — | vs |
Every Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked