Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
University of Northern Iowa Women's Soccer
Cedar Falls, IA · the Panthers · University of Northern Iowa overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$544k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$19,433
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Northern Iowa fields a women's soccer team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $544,128, well below the median of $1.2M — $19,433 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's soccer programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. 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 $2,120,639 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,262 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#320Team budgetof 346 · Division I#307Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#1APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$544,128 for the year
- Operating expenses$112,166 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,433 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,120,639 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,262 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$87,242 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Place Thomas head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kylie Gazza | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bo McMahon | 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 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 →7,734undergraduates · 9,013 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 4,913 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1210
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2828
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $544,128 $19,433 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,120,639
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $87,242
Cost
Full picture →$15,931net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,728 in-state · $21,272 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in education · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Northern Iowa
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 program28 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$15,931 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,734Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 15 | 30 | $181k | — | 99% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 40 | 25 | $239k | — | 93% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 25 | $121k | — | 13% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 55 | 22 | $98k | — | 71% | |
| Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference | 64 | 28 | $157k | — | 73% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 67 | 20 | $103k | — | 81% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 70 | 36 | $1.9M | 995 | 89% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 76 | 43 | $2.5M | 990 | 85% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 81 | 30 | $154k | — | 79% | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 88 | 31 | $973k | 997 | 64% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 90 | 26 | $221k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 91 | 44 | $261k | — | 92% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 1 | 27 | $1.3M | $46,901 | 992 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.1M | $32,059 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 2 over cap | 30 | $1.1M | $35,057 | 991 | vs | |
| Drake University 3 over cap | 31 | $973k | $31,383 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 3 over cap | 31 | $968k | $31,232 | 987 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 5 over cap | 33 | $938k | $28,435 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 12 over cap | 40 | $848k | $21,192 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University at cap | 28 | $785k | $28,053 | 992 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 6 over cap | 34 | $722k | $21,231 | — | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa at cap | 28 | $544k | $19,433 | 1000 | vs |
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