Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Women's Soccer
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36
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.3M
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$63,014
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
100% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 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 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,268,510, well above the median of $1.2M — $63,014 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 997, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,380,411 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,037 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,268,510 for the year
- Operating expenses$633,844 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$63,014 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,380,411 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,037 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$678,070 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Adair head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Drew Kopp | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Gwilliam | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Katie Flores | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Charles "Chugger" Adair | Head Coach | not on file |
| Preston Burpo | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Hailey Williams | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| James Poland | Video Analysis and Player Development 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →30,504undergraduates · 38,294 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →57%admitted · of 47,208 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1420
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
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 Rate997
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,268,510 $63,014 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,380,411
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $678,070
Cost
Full picture →$22,205net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,478 in-state · $36,694 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions57% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,205 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 30,504Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 9 | 32 | $544k | 980 | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 27 | $176k | — | 80% | |
| Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 28 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | 26 | $120k | — | 100% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 35 | 85 | $560k | — | 90% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Independent | 45 | 20 | $202k | — | 87% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 66 | 28 | $228k | — | 17% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 67 | 34 | $601k | 955 | 82% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 69 | 29 | $182k | — | 100% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 31 | $1.7M | 982 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 69 | 22 | $281k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 70 | 25 | $117k | — | 95% |
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 |
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