Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Virginia Women's Soccer
Charlottesville, VA · the Cavaliers · Team site ↗ · University of Virginia overview
36
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.6M
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$72,809
Per roster spot
median $37,254
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Virginia fields a women's soccer team in the Atlantic Coast 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 $2,621,126, well above the median of $1.2M — $72,809 per roster spot, top quarter 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 994, about the median of 993, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,154,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,432 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#38Team budgetof 346 · Division I#49Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#43Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#132APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,621,126 for the year
- Operating expenses$350,237 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$72,809 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,154,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,432 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$622,930 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Swanson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ron Raab | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sam Raper | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lizzy Sieracki | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jaelyn Cunningham | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eilidh Thomson | Director of Analytics & 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →17,612undergraduates · 25,924 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →17%admitted · of 56,528 applicants
SAT middle 50%1410 – 1530
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2836
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,621,126 $72,809 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,154,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $622,930
Cost
Full picture →$17,831net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Virginia
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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions17% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,831 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 17,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 28 | $132k | — | — | |
| James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | 36 | $1.9M | 991 | 76% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 35 | 28 | $180k | — | 91% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 36 | 22 | $99k | — | 100% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 46 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | 29 | $182k | — | 100% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 51 | 29 | $991k | 997 | 85% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 54 | 34 | $601k | 955 | 82% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 28 | $228k | — | 17% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 25 | $117k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 22 | $281k | — | 82% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 59 | 31 | $234k | — | 86% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 32 | $3.4M | $106,355 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 2 over cap | 30 | $3.4M | $111,909 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 29 | $3.4M | $115,734 | 990 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 35 | $3.2M | $91,765 | 993 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 1 | 27 | $3.1M | $116,531 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 3 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $98,830 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 9 over cap | 37 | $3M | $80,314 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 1 | 27 | $2.8M | $105,330 | 997 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 2 | 26 | $2.8M | $107,696 | 997 | vs | |
| Boston College 10 over cap | 38 | $2.8M | $73,082 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 8 over cap | 36 | $2.6M | $72,809 | 994 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 6 over cap | 34 | $2.3M | $68,157 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 8 over cap | 36 | $2.3M | $63,014 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 10 over cap | 38 | $2.2M | $58,719 | 981 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 1 over cap | 29 | $1.9M | $65,910 | 997 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 5 over cap | 33 | $1.7M | $52,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 3 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $50,162 | 991 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked