University of Southern California Women's Soccer
University of Southern California fields a women's soccer team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,701,474, well above the median of $1.2M — $102,818 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 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 991, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,525,051 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,569 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,701,474 for the year
- Operating expenses$382,004 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$102,818 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,525,051 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,569 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$856,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Alukonis head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sugar Shinohara | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ahmad Brown | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Megan Hinz | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jacob Lutostanski | Director of Operations | 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 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,701,474 $102,819 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,525,051
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $856,710
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Southern California
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 37 | $469k | — | 92% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 35 | $2.1M | 995 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 30 | $185k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 41 | $3.2M | 997 | 9% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 11 | 36 | $409k | — | 91% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 25 | $232k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 34 | $133k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 17 | 35 | $623k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 24 | $988k | 975 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | 23 | $971k | 986 | 93% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 30 | $589k | — | 79% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 31 | $2.2M | 995 | 50% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked