University of Rhode Island Men's Soccer
University of Rhode Island fields a men's soccer team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,131,114, about the median of $1.1M — $41,893 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's soccer programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 981, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,185,749 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,250 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,131,114 for the year
- Operating expenses$251,092 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,893 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,185,749 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,250 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$378,145 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth Elliott head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tony Bassett | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Giovani Riello | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Conor McLaughlin | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Frank Bergren | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's soccer recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,131,114 $41,893 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,185,749
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $378,145
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,408 in-state · $35,804 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Rhode Island
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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 12 | 36 | $155k | — | 70% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 34 | $115k | — | 88% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 24 | 28 | $168k | — | 84% | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 24 | 28 | $168k | — | 84% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 24 | 31 | $809k | 980 | 5% | |
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 25 | 29 | $130k | — | 81% | |
| Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 25 | 40 | $2.6M | 995 | 49% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Little East Conference | 29 | 26 | $99k | — | 92% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 30 | 42 | $1.2M | 981 | 66% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 24% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | 36 | $272k | — | 38% | |
| Mitchell College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 31 | 23 | $92k | — | 73% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis University 8 over cap | 36 | $1.7M | $46,246 | 980 | vs | |
| Fordham University 5 over cap | 33 | $1.6M | $48,206 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 4 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $47,313 | 976 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago 2 over cap | 30 | $1.4M | $45,004 | 988 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.3M | $41,254 | 993 | vs | |
| George Washington University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.3M | $43,528 | 981 | vs | |
| George Mason University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.2M | $37,839 | 953 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 1 | 27 | $1.1M | $41,893 | 973 | vs | |
| Duquesne University 6 over cap | 34 | $966k | $28,420 | 962 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University 5 over cap | 33 | $840k | $25,451 | 988 | vs | |
| La Salle University 7 over cap | 35 | $792k | $22,629 | 973 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University 4 over cap | 32 | $786k | $24,575 | 981 | vs | |
| Davidson College at cap | 28 | $723k | $25,810 | 997 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer program · Men's Soccer budgets ranked