Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Villanova University Women's Soccer
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
34
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 28
$1.9M
Team budget
78th percentile in Division I
$55,447
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a women's soccer team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,885,201, well above the median of $1.2M — $55,447 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 6 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,556,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,553 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#78Team budgetof 346 · Division I#86Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#76Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#1APRof 346 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,885,201 for the year
- Operating expenses$248,926 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,447 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,556,877 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,553 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$238,294 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Samar Azem head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erin Scott | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luca Crivellari | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Kanji | Assistant Coach / Data and Performance Analytics | 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 →7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2834
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,885,201 $55,447 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,556,877
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $238,294
Cost
Full picture →$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Villanova University
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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 2 | 30 | $136k | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 27 | $167k | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 28 | $1.1M | 1000 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 7 | 26 | $245k | — | 79% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 31 | $250k | — | 7% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 17 | $29k | — | 95% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | 29 | $1.1M | 999 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 29 | $563k | 1000 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | 28 | $1.1M | 998 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 37 | $189k | — | 79% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 10 | 30 | $1.9M | 1000 | 83% |
Other women's soccer programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University 5 over cap | 33 | $2.1M | $64,231 | 994 | vs | |
| Villanova University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.9M | $55,447 | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College 3 over cap | 31 | $1.9M | $60,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 3 over cap | 31 | $1.8M | $58,650 | 994 | vs | |
| Marquette University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.7M | $54,517 | 998 | vs | |
| Creighton University 2 over cap | 30 | $1.6M | $53,599 | 994 | vs | |
| Butler University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.6M | $49,984 | 992 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.6M | $50,869 | 998 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) 4 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,725 | 982 | vs | |
| Xavier University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.4M | $41,024 | 1000 | vs | |
| DePaul University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.4M | $45,262 | 994 | vs |
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