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Division I · Mid-American Conference

University of Massachusetts, Amherst Women's Soccer

Amherst, MA · the Minutemen · University of Massachusetts, Amherst overview
29
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.4M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$47,946
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Massachusetts, Amherst fields a women's soccer team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,390,448, above the median of $1.2M — $47,946 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 1 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,591,712 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,156 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

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

Team budget$1.4M
Spend per player$47,946
Roster size29
Coaching staff3
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

  • Roster29 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,390,448 for the year
  • Operating expenses$257,453 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$47,946 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,591,712 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$16,156 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$301,930 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jason Dowiak head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kendra JonesAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Ryan HulingsAssistant 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
23,936undergraduates · 31,810 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
58%admitted · of 50,424 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
83%

Women's Soccer

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29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2829
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,390,448 $47,946 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,591,712
Recruiting spend, women's
$301,930
$22,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$34,666
Sticker, out-of-state$56,602
Average net price$22,954
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,103
$30–48k$13,259
$48–75k$16,738
$75–110k$24,016
$110k and up$31,297
Tuition & fees
$17,357 in-state · $39,293 out

Campus safety

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0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.84
Property0.88
In residence halls
15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
26 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,093 · 17%
Biological sciences675 · 10%
Social sciences660 · 10%
Psychology525 · 8%
Engineering510 · 8%

Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

University of Massachusetts, AmherstAmherst College · 1 miSmith College · 7 miMount Holyoke College · 9 miElms College · 17 miWestern New England University · 19 miAmerican International College · 19 miSpringfield College · 20 miWestfield State University · 22 miWorcester State University · 36 miMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts · 36 miAssumption University · 36 miFranklin Pierce University · 36 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference131$426k—10%
Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference7———20%
Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference9———38%
Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1725$33k—88%
Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England1937$153k—83%
American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference1942$667k—97%
Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference2035$197k—70%
Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2230$117k—81%
Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3628$60k—90%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3622$81k—92%
Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference3630$471k—87%
Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference3645$605k—90%

Other women's soccer programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap29$1.4M$47,9461000vs
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 226$1.4M$53,2851000vs
University of Toledo 9 over cap37$1.3M$34,363998vs
Eastern Michigan University 8 over cap36$1.1M$30,199994vs
Western Michigan University 5 over cap33$988k$29,925995vs
Ball State University room for 127$985k$36,493990vs
Central Michigan University 4 over cap32$867k$27,100998vs
Bowling Green State University 2 over cap30$818k$27,282993vs
University of Akron 7 over cap35$702k$20,063966vs
Kent State University————vs
Miami University (Ohio)————vs
Ohio University————vs

Every Mid-American Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked