Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University Men's Soccer
Winston-Salem, NC · the Deacons · Wake Forest University overview
30
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 28
$2.9M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$97,660
Per roster spot
median $35,187
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wake Forest University fields a men's soccer team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,929,818, well above the median of $1.1M — $97,660 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (167 of 213 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 981, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,950,491 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $41,893 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 213 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#4Team budgetof 213 · Division I#3Spend per playerof 213 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 213 · Division I#103APRof 213 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 28)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,929,818 for the year
- Operating expenses$410,178 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$97,660 division median $35,187
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$13,950,491 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$41,893 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,453,094 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Muuss head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dane Brenner | Associate Head Coach / Director of Recruiting & Player Identification / Director of Goalkeeping | On file · sign in |
| Zack Schilawski | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Ade Taiwo | Assistant Coach / Director of Community Soccer Engagement & Player Welfare | 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 players484,908 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,689 213 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 72 1.4% 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 →5,471undergraduates · 9,121 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →22%admitted · of 17,479 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2830
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,929,818 $97,661 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,950,491
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,453,094
Cost
Full picture →$27,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →1.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wake Forest 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.
Men's Soccer program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions22% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.39 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 19 | 35 | $1.3M | 957 | 77% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 22 | 30 | $106k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 29 | $963k | 967 | 90% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 25 | $90k | — | 92% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 43 | $556k | — | 78% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 30 | $1.2M | 982 | 67% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 45 | 50 | $229k | — | 95% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 54 | 28 | $723k | 997 | 14% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 57 | 35 | $121k | — | 100% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 31 | $117k | — | 48% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 63 | 33 | $1.4M | 957 | 80% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 65 | 42 | $519k | — | 81% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University 6 over cap | 34 | $3.6M | $105,408 | 992 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 30 | $2.9M | $97,660 | 980 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 5 over cap | 33 | $2.9M | $86,583 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 3 over cap | 31 | $2.7M | $88,706 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stanford University at cap | 28 | $2.6M | $93,424 | 1000 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 4 over cap | 32 | $2.6M | $80,386 | 991 | vs | |
| Duke University 3 over cap | 31 | $2.5M | $80,672 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 13 over cap | 41 | $2.3M | $56,639 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap | 29 | $2.3M | $79,337 | 975 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 4 over cap | 32 | $2M | $63,730 | 978 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap | 28 | $2M | $72,006 | 949 | vs | |
| Boston College 7 over cap | 35 | $2M | $56,881 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 13 over cap | 41 | $1.9M | $47,370 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 14 over cap | 42 | $1.6M | $37,551 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 30 | $1.5M | $49,180 | 957 | vs |
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