Start your board
Programs›Women's Soccer›Western Michigan University›Women's Soccer
Division I · Mid-American Conference

Western Michigan University Women's Soccer

Kalamazoo, MI · the Broncos · Western Michigan University overview
Email this staff from Gmail
33
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 28
$988k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$29,925
Per roster spot
median $37,254
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Western Michigan University fields a women's soccer team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, about the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $987,544, below the median of $1.2M — $29,925 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's soccer programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,158,309 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,635 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's soccer programs

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

#215Team budgetof 346 · Division I#229Spend per playerof 346 · Division I#99Roster sizeof 346 · Division I#109APRof 346 · Division I
Team budget$988k
Spend per player$29,925
Roster size33
Coaching staff3
APR995

Team budgets across the division

$316k$4.5M
this programevery Division I women's soccer program

Roster sizes (cap 28)

1357
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster33 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap28 5 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$987,544 for the year
  • Operating expenses$149,876 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$29,925 division median $37,254
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,158,309 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,635 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$147,287 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Lewis Robinson head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Paige EliAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Nate Van RynAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Madi CanadaAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Ryan GangerDirector of OperationsOn file · sign in
Put Western Michigan University on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board

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 →
13,026undergraduates · 16,693 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

Full picture →
85%admitted · of 20,100 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
58%

Women's Soccer

Full picture →
33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2833
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$987,544 $29,926 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,158,309
Recruiting spend, women's
$147,287

Cost

Full picture →
$20,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$30,770
Sticker, out-of-state$34,570
Average net price$20,183
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,557
$30–48k$10,010
$48–75k$18,710
$75–110k$23,468
$110k and up$25,313
Tuition & fees
$15,298 in-state · $19,098 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.80
Property0.84
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024

Majors

Full picture →
27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business847 · 27%
Engineering251 · 8%
Transportation243 · 8%
Health professions & nursing228 · 7%
Visual & performing arts217 · 7%

Research Western Michigan 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 program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,026Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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

Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo College · 1 miThe University of Olivet · 37 miDavenport University · 39 miHope College · 43 miAlbion College · 44 miCalvin University · 45 miGrand Valley State University · 49 miUniversity of Notre Dame · 51 miSaint Mary's College (Indiana) · 52 miTrine University · 55 miMichigan State University · 66 miAdrian College · 84 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association124$142k—76%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3725$77k—97%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3934$475k—97%
Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4327$118k—76%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4428$171k—83%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4530$205k—71%
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4930$1.2M—95%
University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5132$3.4M100012%
Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association52———81%
Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5544$234k—85%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference6632$2.5M99084%
Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association8430$128k—68%

Other women's soccer programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap29$1.4M$47,9461000vs
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 226$1.4M$53,2851000vs
University of Toledo 9 over cap37$1.3M$34,363998vs
Eastern Michigan University 8 over cap36$1.1M$30,199994vs
Western Michigan University 5 over cap33$988k$29,925995vs
Ball State University room for 127$985k$36,493990vs
Central Michigan University 4 over cap32$867k$27,100998vs
Bowling Green State University 2 over cap30$818k$27,282993vs
University of Akron 7 over cap35$702k$20,063966vs
Kent State University————vs
Miami University (Ohio)————vs
Ohio University————vs

Every Mid-American Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked