Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Women's Soccer
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · Team site ↗ · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
40
Roster
12 over the D-I cap of 28
$3.5M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$86,254
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
987
APR
98% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a women's soccer team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,450,190, well above the median of $1.2M — $86,254 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 12 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 987, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,447,980 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,499 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#6Team budgetof 346 · Division I#26Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#14Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#227APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,450,190 for the year
- Operating expenses$394,240 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$86,254 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,447,980 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,499 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,391,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Kirt head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jonathan Morgan | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marty Baker | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Lyons | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Macaulay Soto | Director of Operations | 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
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 →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2840
12 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,450,190 $86,255 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,447,980
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,391,691
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 27 | $172k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 23 | $591k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 33 | $523k | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | 32 | $559k | 985 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 37 | $393k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 32 | $384k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 30 | $613k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 46 | $369k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | 31 | $429k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 28 | $152k | — | 40% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 21 | $59k | — | 78% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 25 | $720k | 983 | 83% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap | 34 | $4.5M | $132,844 | 989 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 16 over cap | 44 | $4M | $91,503 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 12 over cap | 40 | $3.5M | $86,254 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 11 over cap | 39 | $3.4M | $87,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 4 over cap | 32 | $3.2M | $98,513 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 16 over cap | 44 | $3.1M | $70,849 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 11 over cap | 39 | $3.1M | $79,717 | 998 | vs | |
| Auburn University 7 over cap | 35 | $3.1M | $88,813 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 13 over cap | 41 | $3.1M | $74,588 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 9 over cap | 37 | $3M | $81,640 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 6 over cap | 34 | $2.8M | $82,923 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 15 over cap | 43 | $2.8M | $65,350 | 996 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 4 over cap | 32 | $2.7M | $85,883 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Florida 6 over cap | 34 | $2.6M | $76,985 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 28 over cap | 56 | $2.6M | $46,431 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 2 over cap | 30 | $2.6M | $85,587 | 990 | vs |
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