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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Women's Soccer

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27
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 28
$2.8M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$103,645
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a women's soccer team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,798,415, well above the median of $1.2M — $103,645 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,396,796 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,322 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

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

#33Team budgetof 346 · Division I#10Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#288Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#1APRof 346 · Division I
Team budget$2.8M
Spend per player$103,645
Roster size27
Coaching staff4
APR1000

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

  • Roster27 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,798,415 for the year
  • Operating expenses$238,270 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$103,645 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,396,796 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$24,322 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$763,091 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Katie Hultin head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Sammy Jo PrudhommeAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Aulani WhislerAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Eric RossitchAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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35,564undergraduates · 56,563 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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44%admitted · of 67,398 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1510
ACT middle 50%29 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Soccer

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27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2827
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,798,415 $103,645 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,396,796
Recruiting spend, women's
$763,091

Cost

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$14,297net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$33,642
Sticker, out-of-state$52,139
Average net price$14,297
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,883
$30–48k$5,955
$48–75k$10,065
$75–110k$20,205
$110k and up$28,358
Tuition & fees
$18,060 in-state · $39,192 out

Campus safety

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0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.70
Property1.14
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
14 over 2022–2024

Majors

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22%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering1,857 · 22%
Business830 · 10%
Computer & information sciences669 · 8%
Social sciences602 · 7%
Psychology601 · 7%

Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,297 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 35,564Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.7 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 Illinois Urbana-ChampaignEastern Illinois University · 43 miMillikin University · 44 miIllinois Wesleyan University · 48 miIllinois State University · 49 miIndiana State University · 62 miRose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 64 miEureka College · 69 miPurdue University · 73 miUniversity of Illinois Springfield · 78 miDePauw University · 79 miBlackburn College · 104 miLewis University · 104 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference4325$556k99368%
Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin4427$169k—54%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin4825$135k—45%
Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference4933$938k99589%
Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference6240$848k99192%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6434$200k—73%
Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6917$77k—88%
Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference7336$2.2M99750%
University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference7835$347k—84%
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference7930$200k—54%
Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10415$74k—80%
Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference10430$553k—73%

Other women's soccer programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Southern California 8 over cap36$3.7M$102,818991vs
University of Washington 6 over cap34$3.5M$103,174990vs
University of California, Los Angeles 13 over cap41$3.2M$77,415997vs
Pennsylvania State University 8 over cap36$3.1M$85,204986vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign room for 127$2.8M$103,6451000vs
The Ohio State University at cap28$2.8M$99,1181000vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 10 over cap38$2.7M$70,043986vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 7 over cap35$2.6M$73,574995vs
University of Michigan 5 over cap33$2.5M$76,945987vs
University of Iowa 15 over cap43$2.5M$58,640990vs
Michigan State University 4 over cap32$2.5M$78,341990vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 10 over cap38$2.5M$64,780995vs
Northwestern University 3 over cap31$2.4M$78,5421000vs
University of Oregon 1 over cap29$2.4M$83,543995vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 5 over cap33$2.4M$73,293998vs
Purdue University 8 over cap36$2.2M$61,738997vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1 over cap29$2.2M$76,224997vs
University of Maryland, College Park 4 over cap32$2M$61,726986vs

Every Big Ten Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked