Division I · Horizon League
University of Detroit Mercy Women's Soccer
Detroit, MI · the Titans · University of Detroit Mercy overview
39
Roster
11 over the D-I cap of 28
$867k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$22,238
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
99% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Detroit Mercy fields a women's soccer team in the Horizon League (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 $867,303, below the median of $1.2M — $22,238 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 984, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,734,771 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,961 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#246Team budgetof 346 · Division I#290Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#260APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$867,303 for the year
- Operating expenses$101,652 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,238 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 970 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,734,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,961 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,883 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Shelton head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Steve Shelton | Head Women's Soccer Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eliott Tarney | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Emma Voelker | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,352undergraduates · 5,528 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
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 Rate984
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $867,303 $22,239 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,734,771
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,883
Cost
Full picture →$17,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,300
Campus safety
Full picture →0.24violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →34%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Detroit Mercy
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 divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 34%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,352Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 18 | 26 | $756k | 978 | 70% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 27 | 36 | $1.1M | 994 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 32 | 33 | $2.5M | 987 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 58 | 37 | $1.3M | 998 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 59 | 30 | $128k | — | 68% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | 32 | $2.5M | 990 | 84% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 76 | 30 | $818k | 993 | 81% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 28 | $171k | — | 83% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 35 | $918k | — | 73% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 90 | 70 | $567k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 90 | 32 | $170k | — | 68% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11 over cap | 39 | $878k | $22,508 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 11 over cap | 39 | $867k | $22,238 | 984 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 28 | $864k | $30,853 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 over cap | 30 | $813k | $27,091 | 995 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University at cap | 28 | $759k | $27,123 | 988 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 2 | 26 | $756k | $29,058 | 978 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University at cap | 28 | $752k | $26,860 | 995 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 6 over cap | 34 | $721k | $21,191 | 957 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 27 | $669k | $24,776 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University 2 over cap | 30 | $579k | $19,296 | 990 | vs | |
| Wright State University 7 over cap | 35 | $558k | $15,939 | 998 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne 6 over cap | 34 | $544k | $15,987 | 1000 | vs |
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