Division I · Big South Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville Men's Soccer
Asheville, NC · the Bulldogs · University of North Carolina Asheville overview
37
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 28
$439k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$11,858
Per roster spot
median $35,187
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
987
APR
99% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a men's soccer team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $438,764, well below the median of $1.1M — $11,858 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 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 987, about the median of 981, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $979,771 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,024 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#204Team budgetof 213 · Division I#207Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#21Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#63APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's soccer program
Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$438,764 for the year
- Operating expenses$138,933 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,858 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$979,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,024 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$61,089 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Frid head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Derek Neidlinger | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ronnie Hreha | Assistant Coach / Goalkeeper Coach | not on file |
| Louis Beckett | Assistant Coach | 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 →2,907undergraduates · 2,925 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 5,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2837
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $438,764 $11,858 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $979,771
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $61,089
Cost
Full picture →$14,175net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,175 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,907Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 19 | $59k | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 15 | 70 | $680k | — | 78% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 69 | $148k | — | 40% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 48 | $753k | — | 63% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 40 | 40 | $354k | — | 60% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 30 | $1.2M | 995 | 53% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 28 | $450k | 979 | 87% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 32 | $547k | — | 81% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 43 | $669k | 946 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 69 | $905k | 967 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 58 | 38 | $957k | 976 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 59 | 45 | $469k | — | 64% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.3M | $35,765 | 957 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 41 over cap | 69 | $905k | $13,118 | 967 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 29 | $895k | $30,851 | 960 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 15 over cap | 43 | $669k | $15,555 | 946 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 9 over cap | 37 | $657k | $17,760 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 9 over cap | 37 | $439k | $11,858 | 987 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 30 | $407k | $13,554 | 983 | vs | |
| Radford University 9 over cap | 37 | $385k | $10,417 | 987 | vs |
Every Big South Conference men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked