Division I · Conference USA
University of Delaware Women's Soccer
Newark, DE · the Blue Hens · University of Delaware overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$1.4M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$49,338
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
65%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Delaware fields a women's soccer team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,381,487, above the median of $1.2M — $49,338 per roster spot, upper 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 997, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,369,371 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,912 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#128Team budgetof 346 · Division I#110Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#72APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,381,487 for the year
- Operating expenses$142,656 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,338 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,369,371 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,912 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$256,269 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Lawrence head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shannon Coley | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Richardson | Assistant Coach / Director, Program Operations | 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 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 →19,772undergraduates · 24,221 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 37,690 applicants
SAT middle 50%1200 – 1360
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,381,487 $49,339 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,369,371
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $256,269
Cost
Full picture →$17,716net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,080 in-state · $39,720 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.72violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 80 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Delaware
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 divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,716 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 19,772Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.72 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldey-Beacom College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | 26 | $193k | — | 77% | |
| Wilmington University (Delaware) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 9 | 26 | $314k | — | — | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 13 | 19 | $159k | — | 78% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 21 | 34 | $336k | — | 79% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 21 | 24 | $95k | — | 76% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 23 | 17 | $29k | — | 95% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 25 | 27 | $116k | — | 84% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 26 | 22 | $64k | — | 78% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 26 | 31 | $250k | — | 7% | |
| University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference | 32 | 13 | $21k | — | 78% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 33 | 30 | $136k | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 33 | 27 | $167k | — | 13% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.7M | $53,914 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Delaware at cap | 28 | $1.4M | $49,338 | 997 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $40,655 | 990 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.1M | $31,893 | 971 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.1M | $31,703 | 982 | vs | |
| Florida International University 2 over cap | 30 | $1M | $34,061 | 974 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 2 over cap | 30 | $881k | $29,368 | 972 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 1 | 27 | $877k | $32,491 | 979 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 3 over cap | 31 | $867k | $27,977 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 1 | 27 | $802k | $29,695 | 1000 | vs |
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