Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Louisville Men's Soccer
Louisville, KY · the Cardinals · University of Louisville overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.5M
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$49,180
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
957
APR
95% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Louisville fields a men's soccer team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,475,405, above the median of $1.1M — $49,180 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (167 of 213 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 957, about the median of 981, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,893,178 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $24,298 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#56Team budgetof 213 · Division I#53Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#174APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,475,405 for the year
- Operating expenses$206,872 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,180 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate957 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,893,178 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,298 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,579,219 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Michael Hayden head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Stephen Lunney | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Blackwell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Thabane Sutu | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| James Kusak | Director of Operations | 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 players484,908 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,689 213 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 72 1.4% 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 →16,194undergraduates · 22,139 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 14,821 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2830
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate957
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,475,405 $49,180 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,893,178
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,579,219
Cost
Full picture →$18,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,828 in-state · $29,174 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisville
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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,194Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.07 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 36 | $175k | — | 99% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 42 | $760k | — | 94% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 49 | $170k | — | 84% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 41 | $190k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 66 | 28 | $185k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 69 | 27 | $2.3M | 986 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 34 | $149k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 35 | $2.6M | 985 | 80% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 81 | 47 | $563k | — | 67% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 46 | $254k | — | 97% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 28 | $111k | — | 57% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 25 | $146k | — | 71% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 6 over cap | 34 | $3.6M | $105,408 | 992 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 30 | $2.9M | $97,660 | 980 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 5 over cap | 33 | $2.9M | $86,583 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 3 over cap | 31 | $2.7M | $88,706 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stanford University at cap | 28 | $2.6M | $93,424 | 1000 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 4 over cap | 32 | $2.6M | $80,386 | 991 | vs | |
| Duke University 3 over cap | 31 | $2.5M | $80,672 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 13 over cap | 41 | $2.3M | $56,639 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap | 29 | $2.3M | $79,337 | 975 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 4 over cap | 32 | $2M | $63,730 | 978 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap | 28 | $2M | $72,006 | 949 | vs | |
| Boston College 7 over cap | 35 | $2M | $56,881 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 13 over cap | 41 | $1.9M | $47,370 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 14 over cap | 42 | $1.6M | $37,551 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 30 | $1.5M | $49,180 | 957 | vs |
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