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Division I · Coastal Athletic Association

University of North Carolina Wilmington Women's Soccer

Wilmington, NC · the Seahawks · University of North Carolina Wilmington overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$715k
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$23,825
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
100% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of North Carolina Wilmington fields a women's soccer team in the Coastal Athletic Association (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 $714,778, below the median of $1.2M — $23,825 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women'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 (261 of 346 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,707,880 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,206 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$715k
Spend per player$23,825
Roster size30
Coaching staff4
APR997

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

  • Roster30 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 2 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$714,778 for the year
  • Operating expenses$127,630 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$23,825 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,707,880 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,206 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$166,422 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris Neal head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Colin BarnesAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Savannah StoughtonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Greg MarinichAssistant Coachnot on file
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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.
14,494undergraduates · 17,987 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
74%admitted · of 17,370 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1360
ACT middle 50%24 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
71%

Women'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 Rate997
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$714,778 $23,826 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,707,880
Recruiting spend, women's
$166,422
$18,606net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,030
Sticker, out-of-state$42,698
Average net price$18,606
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,837
$30–48k$13,891
$48–75k$18,377
$75–110k$23,374
$110k and up$25,018
Tuition & fees
$7,317 in-state · $22,985 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.96violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.96
Property0.55
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing976 · 26%
Business665 · 18%
Psychology299 · 8%
Biological sciences246 · 7%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation231 · 6%

Research University of North Carolina Wilmington

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Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

University of North Carolina WilmingtonUniversity of Mount Olive · 69 miCoastal Carolina University · 72 miUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke · 82 miMethodist University · 85 miCampbell University · 95 miEast Carolina University · 100 miFrancis Marion University · 102 miBarton College · 104 miShaw University · 115 miWilliam Peace University · 116 miNorth Carolina State University · 117 miMeredith College · 118 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas6938$524k—78%
Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference7228$999k96980%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas8218$266k—92%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference8531$161k—75%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association9531$1M99394%
East Carolina University Division I · American Conference10031$1.3M97490%
Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas10237$415k—82%
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas10430$476k—96%
Shaw University Division II · Independent11534$327k—30%
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference11621$86k—97%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference11729$1.9M99740%
Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference118———75%

Other women's soccer programs in the Coastal Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hofstra University 2 over cap30$1.9M$64,317991vs
Elon University at cap28$1.5M$53,376993vs
Northeastern University 5 over cap33$1.5M$44,9451000vs
Stony Brook University 4 over cap32$1.3M$41,0171000vs
Monmouth University room for 226$1.3M$48,9191000vs
William & Mary 7 over cap35$1.2M$35,278997vs
Drexel University 1 over cap29$1.1M$37,847999vs
Towson University 5 over cap33$1.1M$32,332993vs
Campbell University 3 over cap31$1M$32,968993vs
College of Charleston (South Carolina) at cap28$1,000k$35,7001000vs
Hampton University 7 over cap35$800k$22,863994vs
University of North Carolina Wilmington 2 over cap30$715k$23,825997vs

Every Coastal Athletic Association women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked