University of Massachusetts, Amherst Women's Soccer
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Dowiak head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kendra Jones | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Hulings | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,357 in-state · $39,293 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | 31 | $426k | — | 10% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 38% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 25 | $33k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 19 | 37 | $153k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 42 | $667k | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | 35 | $197k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 30 | $117k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 28 | $60k | — | 90% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 22 | $81k | — | 92% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 30 | $471k | — | 87% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 45 | $605k | — | 90% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap | 29 | $1.4M | $47,946 | 1000 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 2 | 26 | $1.4M | $53,285 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 9 over cap | 37 | $1.3M | $34,363 | 998 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 8 over cap | 36 | $1.1M | $30,199 | 994 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 5 over cap | 33 | $988k | $29,925 | 995 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 27 | $985k | $36,493 | 990 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 4 over cap | 32 | $867k | $27,100 | 998 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 2 over cap | 30 | $818k | $27,282 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Akron 7 over cap | 35 | $702k | $20,063 | 966 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked