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University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's Soccer

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Roster

7 over the D-I cap of 28

$2.6M

Team budget

88th percentile in Division I

$73,574

Per roster spot

median $37,254

Coaches

1 head · 3 assistant

995

APR

100% of players retained

43%

Admitted

top quarter for selectivity

University of Wisconsin-Madison fields a women's soccer team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, above the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,575,091, well above the median of $1.2M — $73,574 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 7 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 995, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,924,356 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,688 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#41Team budgetof 346 · Division I #45Spend per playerof 346 · Division I #60Roster sizeof 346 · Division I #109APRof 346 · Division I

Team budget$2.6M

Spend per player$73,574

Roster size35

Coaching staff4

APR995

Team budgets across the division

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Roster sizes (cap 28)

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The program

Roster35 2024–25 season
Division I roster cap28 7 over last season
Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
Team expenses$2,575,091 for the year
Operating expenses$250,380 game-day and travel
Spend per roster spot$73,574 division median $37,254
Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
Players retained100% year to year
Eligible99% of player-terms
Athletic aid, women's teams$7,924,356 school-wide
Aid per roster spot$17,688 across women's teams
Recruiting spend, women's$641,352 school-wide

Coaching staff

Name	Title	Email
Paula Wilkins head coach	Head Coach	On file · sign in
Tim Rosenfeld	Associate Head Coach	On file · sign in
Jon Gulrajani	Assistant Coach	not on file
Michele Dalton	Assistant Coach	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

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Campus

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36,797undergraduates · 49,605 students in all

Women 53% Men 47%

Setting: City
Type: Public · Research university
Affiliation: None

Getting in

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43%admitted · of 63,505 applicants

SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510

ACT middle 50%28 – 32

Test scores: Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs: 89%

Women's Soccer

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35on the roster · 2024–25 season

Roster vs the D-I cap of 2835

7 over — players already on the roster may stay

Academic Progress Rate995

100% of players kept year to year

Team expenses: $2,575,091 $73,574 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches: 1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams: $7,924,356
Recruiting spend, women's: $641,352

Cost

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$14,216net price · after grants, aided first-years

Sticker, in-state$28,905

Sticker, out-of-state$58,303

Average net price$14,216

Net price by family income

$0–30k$4,458

$30–48k$5,268

$48–75k$9,613

$75–110k$21,123

$110k and up$26,427

Tuition & fees: $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out

Campus safety

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0.98violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024

Violent0.98

Property1.25

In residence halls: 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires: 4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's

Business1,414 · 17%

Biological sciences1,029 · 12%

Engineering959 · 12%

Social sciences796 · 10%

Computer & information sciences691 · 8%

Research University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Women's Soccer program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisons RankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its division Admissions43% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduation Cost & aid$14,216 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aid MajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awarded CampusCity · 36,797Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, services Campus safety0.98 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the division AthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles

School	Miles	Roster	Budget	APR	Admitted
Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	2	34	$128k	—	95%
Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent	35	20	$34k	—	71%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	37	27	$146k	—	83%
Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference	44	20	$106k	—	57%
Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	59	20	$75k	—	57%
Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin	60	38	$147k	—	58%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	60	35	$165k	—	87%
Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference	60	31	$137k	—	84%
Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	69	33	$191k	—	67%
Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	70	35	$100k	—	79%
Alverno College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference	73	—	—	—	93%
Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference	75	32	$1.7M	998	87%

Other women's soccer programs in the Big Ten Conference

School	Roster	Budget	Per player	APR	Compare
University of Southern California 8 over cap	36	$3.7M	$102,818	991	vs
University of Washington 6 over cap	34	$3.5M	$103,174	990	vs
University of California, Los Angeles 13 over cap	41	$3.2M	$77,415	997	vs
Pennsylvania State University 8 over cap	36	$3.1M	$85,204	986	vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign room for 1	27	$2.8M	$103,645	1000	vs
The Ohio State University at cap	28	$2.8M	$99,118	1000	vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 10 over cap	38	$2.7M	$70,043	986	vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 7 over cap	35	$2.6M	$73,574	995	vs
University of Michigan 5 over cap	33	$2.5M	$76,945	987	vs
University of Iowa 15 over cap	43	$2.5M	$58,640	990	vs
Michigan State University 4 over cap	32	$2.5M	$78,341	990	vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 10 over cap	38	$2.5M	$64,780	995	vs
Northwestern University 3 over cap	31	$2.4M	$78,542	1000	vs
University of Oregon 1 over cap	29	$2.4M	$83,543	995	vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 5 over cap	33	$2.4M	$73,293	998	vs
Purdue University 8 over cap	36	$2.2M	$61,738	997	vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1 over cap	29	$2.2M	$76,224	997	vs
University of Maryland, College Park 4 over cap	32	$2M	$61,726	986	vs

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