Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Kentucky Women's Soccer
Lexington, KY · the Wildcats · Team site ↗ · University of Kentucky overview
56
Roster
28 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.6M
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$46,431
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Kentucky fields a women's soccer team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 56 players, well above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,600,180, well above the median of $1.2M — $46,431 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 28 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 991, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,404,713 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,800 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#40Team budgetof 346 · Division I#121Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#2Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#181APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster56 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 28 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,600,180 for the year
- Operating expenses$471,688 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,431 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,404,713 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,800 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,006,502 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Fabiano head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jelena Sever | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marco Fabiano | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Brenton Saylor | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Nick Stevens | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Shelby Henderson | Goalkeeper | not on file |
| Emilie Maihs | Goalkeeper | not on file |
| Megan Holland | Goalkeeper | 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 →23,930undergraduates · 32,703 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 28,233 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →56on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2856
28 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,600,180 $46,432 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,404,713
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,006,502
Cost
Full picture →$19,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,212 in-state · $33,406 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 98 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Kentucky
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 program56 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,930Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 30 | $160k | — | 85% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 15 | 28 | $139k | — | 64% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 23 | 32 | $927k | 987 | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 31 | 41 | $181k | — | 54% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 23 | $97k | — | 33% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 59 | 31 | $636k | 992 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | 34 | $905k | — | 94% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 68 | 40 | $305k | — | 97% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | 28 | $752k | 995 | 96% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 31 | $1.6M | 991 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 29 | $162k | — | 99% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 35 | $189k | — | 84% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap | 34 | $4.5M | $132,844 | 989 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 16 over cap | 44 | $4M | $91,503 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 12 over cap | 40 | $3.5M | $86,254 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 11 over cap | 39 | $3.4M | $87,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 4 over cap | 32 | $3.2M | $98,513 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 16 over cap | 44 | $3.1M | $70,849 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 11 over cap | 39 | $3.1M | $79,717 | 998 | vs | |
| Auburn University 7 over cap | 35 | $3.1M | $88,813 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 13 over cap | 41 | $3.1M | $74,588 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 9 over cap | 37 | $3M | $81,640 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 6 over cap | 34 | $2.8M | $82,923 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 15 over cap | 43 | $2.8M | $65,350 | 996 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 4 over cap | 32 | $2.7M | $85,883 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Florida 6 over cap | 34 | $2.6M | $76,985 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 28 over cap | 56 | $2.6M | $46,431 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 2 over cap | 30 | $2.6M | $85,587 | 990 | vs |
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