Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Women's Soccer
Chapel Hill, NC · the Tar Heels · Team site ↗ · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overview
37
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 28
$3M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$80,314
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a women's soccer team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,971,639, well above the median of $1.2M — $80,314 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women'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 (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 $8,028,006 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,626 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#26Team budgetof 346 · Division I#36Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#37Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#1APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,971,639 for the year
- Operating expenses$755,810 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,314 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$8,028,006 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,626 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$964,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Damon Nahas head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Ducar | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tracey Bates Leone | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Sander | Director of Operations | not on file |
| Anson Dorrance | Former Head 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 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.Campus
Full picture →20,681undergraduates · 32,234 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →19%admitted · of 57,902 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1530
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women'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 Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,971,639 $80,315 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,028,006
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $964,180
Cost
Full picture →$11,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,989 in-state · $39,330 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions19% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 20,681Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 27 | $3.1M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 29 | $1.9M | 997 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 25 | 21 | $86k | — | 97% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Independent | 25 | 34 | $327k | — | 30% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 28 | $1.5M | 993 | 67% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 39 | 31 | $1M | 993 | 94% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 43 | 26 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 44 | 26 | $826k | 992 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 28 | $104k | — | 84% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 50 | 23 | $83k | — | 48% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 35 | $1.3M | 989 | 77% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 32 | $3.4M | $106,355 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 2 over cap | 30 | $3.4M | $111,909 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 29 | $3.4M | $115,734 | 990 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 35 | $3.2M | $91,765 | 993 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 1 | 27 | $3.1M | $116,531 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 3 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $98,830 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 9 over cap | 37 | $3M | $80,314 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 1 | 27 | $2.8M | $105,330 | 997 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 2 | 26 | $2.8M | $107,696 | 997 | vs | |
| Boston College 10 over cap | 38 | $2.8M | $73,082 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 8 over cap | 36 | $2.6M | $72,809 | 994 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 6 over cap | 34 | $2.3M | $68,157 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 8 over cap | 36 | $2.3M | $63,014 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 10 over cap | 38 | $2.2M | $58,719 | 981 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.9M | $65,910 | 997 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 5 over cap | 33 | $1.7M | $52,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 3 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $50,162 | 991 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | — | vs |
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