Division I · Conference USA
Western Kentucky University Women's Soccer
Bowling Green, KY · the Hilltoppers · Western Kentucky University overview
27
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 28
$802k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$29,695
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Western Kentucky University fields a women's soccer team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $801,770, below the median of $1.2M — $29,695 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. 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 $2,052,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,595 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#261Team budgetof 346 · Division I#232Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#288Roster 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$801,770 for the year
- Operating expenses$178,506 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,695 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$2,052,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,595 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$118,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Neidell head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Antonio La Gamba | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Tompkins | 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →14,590undergraduates · 16,759 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,720 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2827
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $801,770 $29,695 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,052,934
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $118,337
Cost
Full picture →$12,054net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,436 in-state · $27,000 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Kentucky 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,054 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,590Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 59 | 26 | $388k | 990 | 96% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 48 | $477k | — | 70% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | 44 | $4M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 27 | $1.3M | 992 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 64 | 26 | $2.1M | 997 | 67% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | 33 | $408k | — | 67% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 77 | 25 | $720k | 983 | 83% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 32 | $1.3M | 990 | 68% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 31 | $968k | 987 | 78% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 93 | 31 | $1.6M | 991 | 81% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 95 | 34 | $905k | — | 94% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 95 | 29 | $162k | — | 99% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.7M | $53,914 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Delaware at cap | 28 | $1.4M | $49,338 | 997 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 32 | $1.3M | $40,655 | 990 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.1M | $31,893 | 971 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 6 over cap | 34 | $1.1M | $31,703 | 982 | vs | |
| Florida International University 2 over cap | 30 | $1M | $34,061 | 974 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 2 over cap | 30 | $881k | $29,368 | 972 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 1 | 27 | $877k | $32,491 | 979 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 3 over cap | 31 | $867k | $27,977 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 1 | 27 | $802k | $29,695 | 1000 | vs |
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