Division I · Big South Conference
University of South Carolina Upstate Women's Soccer
Spartanburg, SC · the Spartans · University of South Carolina Upstate overview
28
Roster
at the D-I cap of 28
$721k
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$25,761
Per roster spot
median $37,254
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina Upstate fields a women's soccer team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $721,312, below the median of $1.2M — $25,761 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 986, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,907,481 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,090 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#277Team budgetof 346 · Division I#270Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#262Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#240APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$721,312 for the year
- Operating expenses$95,852 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,761 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,907,481 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,090 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$65,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Odell head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Grey | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| JP Navarro | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Erin Weir | Graduate Assistant, Women's Soccer | not 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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 →4,471undergraduates · 4,946 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 3,557 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
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 Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $721,312 $25,761 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,907,481
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $65,875
Cost
Full picture →$13,794net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,583 in-state · $23,085 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of South Carolina Upstate
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 divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,794 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 30 | $945k | 990 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 4 | 31 | $411k | — | 64% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 24 | $742k | — | 63% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 39 | $686k | 984 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 32 | $1.5M | 995 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | 27 | $645k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 28 | $152k | — | 40% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 29 | $307k | — | 100% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 21 | $59k | — | 78% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 28 | $440k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | 29 | $277k | — | 61% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 53 | 32 | $435k | — | 75% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.3M | $36,539 | 989 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 29 | $991k | $34,183 | 997 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate at cap | 28 | $721k | $25,761 | 986 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 11 over cap | 39 | $686k | $17,597 | 984 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 27 | $645k | $23,877 | 1000 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 4 | 24 | $623k | $25,946 | 965 | vs | |
| Radford University 4 over cap | 32 | $544k | $16,999 | 980 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 3 over cap | 31 | $429k | $13,831 | 1000 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 30 | $335k | $11,169 | 1000 | vs |
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