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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

University of Pittsburgh Men's Soccer

Pittsburgh, PA · the Panthers · University of Pittsburgh overview
29
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.3M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$79,337
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
975
APR
96% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Pittsburgh fields a men's soccer team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,300,789, well above the median of $1.1M — $79,337 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men'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 (167 of 213 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 981, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,887,217 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $34,656 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2.3M
Spend per player$79,337
Roster size29
Coaching staff4
APR975

Team budgets across the division

$331k$3.6M
this programevery Division I men's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

2569
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster29 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,300,789 for the year
  • Operating expenses$298,376 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$79,337 division median $35,187
  • Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$11,887,217 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$34,656 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$1,381,007 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jay Vidovich head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Bryce CreganAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Will MarshallAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Robby DambrotAssistant CoachOn 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.
25,171undergraduates · 34,525 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
50%admitted · of 58,416 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
84%

Men's Soccer

Full picture →
29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2829
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate975
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,300,789 $79,338 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$11,887,217
Recruiting spend, men's
$1,381,007
$24,338net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$38,446
Sticker, out-of-state$56,812
Average net price$24,338
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,007
$30–48k$18,397
$48–75k$26,179
$75–110k$31,931
$110k and up$34,824
Tuition & fees
$21,524 in-state · $39,890 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.17
Property0.54
In residence halls
16 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering642 · 13%
Biological sciences637 · 13%
Psychology538 · 11%
Business511 · 11%
Health professions & nursing483 · 10%

Research University of Pittsburgh

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 programs within 150 miles

University of PittsburghCarnegie Mellon University · 1 miCarlow University · 1 miChatham University · 1 miDuquesne University · 2 miPoint Park University · 3 miLa Roche University · 9 miRobert Morris University · 15 miSeton Hill University · 23 miWashington and Jefferson College · 24 miUniversity of Pittsburgh, Greensburg · 25 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 26 miGeneva College · 30 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association137$239k—11%
Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference125$117k—87%
Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference128$122k—70%
Duquesne University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference234$966k96279%
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference353$840k—98%
La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference930$90k—78%
Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League1532$766k98491%
Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2360$494k—76%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2443$142k—82%
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference2530$80k—98%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2628$291k—94%
Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference3034$185k——

Other men's soccer programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Clemson University 6 over cap34$3.6M$105,408992vs
Wake Forest University 2 over cap30$2.9M$97,660980vs
Southern Methodist University 5 over cap33$2.9M$86,583974vs
University of Notre Dame 3 over cap31$2.7M$88,7061000vs
Stanford University at cap28$2.6M$93,4241000vs
Syracuse University 4 over cap32$2.6M$80,386991vs
Duke University 3 over cap31$2.5M$80,6721000vs
University of Virginia 13 over cap41$2.3M$56,639984vs
University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap29$2.3M$79,337975vs
North Carolina State University 4 over cap32$2M$63,730978vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap28$2M$72,006949vs
Boston College 7 over cap35$2M$56,881990vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 13 over cap41$1.9M$47,3701000vs
University of California, Berkeley 14 over cap42$1.6M$37,551985vs
University of Louisville 2 over cap30$1.5M$49,180957vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked