NCAA · Men's Soccer
Men's Soccer programs
811 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
811
Programs
213 D1 · 199 D2 · 399 D3
27,930
Roster spots
last season
484,908
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 17
Odds of any NCAA spot · 5.8%
1 in 72 (1.4%) for Division I
28
D-I roster cap
167 of 213 programs over it last season
$1.1M
Median D-I budget
$35,187 per player
3 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for men's soccer. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 213 | 6,689 | $1.1M | $35k |
| Division II | 199 | 7,721 | $483k | $12k |
| Division III | 399 | 13,520 | $152k | $4k |
Division I roster cap 28 from 2025-26: last season 167 programs carried more, 17 were exactly at it and 26 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 5.8% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 17); 1 in 72 (1.4%) in Division I, about 1 in 81 (1.2%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson University Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.6M | 34 | 992 | |
| 2 | University of Washington Big Ten Conference | $3.1M | 32 | 991 | |
| 3 | Marshall University Sun Belt Conference | $3M | 31 | 947 | |
| 4 | Wake Forest University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.9M | 30 | 980 | |
| 5 | University of Maryland, College Park Big Ten Conference | $2.9M | 29 | 962 | |
| 6 | Southern Methodist University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.9M | 33 | 974 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.7M | 31 | 1000 | |
| 8 | Stanford University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.6M | 28 | 1000 | |
| 9 | Syracuse University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.6M | 32 | 991 | |
| 10 | Providence College BIG EAST Conference | $2.6M | 40 | 995 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucknell University Patriot League | 1000 | 28 | $1.1M | |
| 2 | California Baptist University Pac-12 Conference | 1000 | 30 | $1.4M | |
| 3 | Colgate University Patriot League | 1000 | 29 | $1.7M | |
| 4 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 29 | $518k | |
| 5 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | 1000 | 31 | $2.5M | |
| 6 | Georgetown University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 28 | $2M | |
| 7 | Gonzaga University Pac-12 Conference | 1000 | 31 | $1.7M | |
| 8 | Lafayette College Patriot League | 1000 | 29 | $1.4M | |
| 9 | Lehigh University Patriot League | 1000 | 29 | $990k | |
| 10 | Michigan State University Big Ten Conference | 1000 | 28 | $1.8M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont University Missouri Valley Conference | 3 | 974 | |
| 2 | Oakland University Horizon League | 3 | 949 | |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst The Summit League | 3 | 990 | |
| 4 | Virginia Military Institute Southern Conference | 3 | 934 | |
| 5 | Bowling Green State University Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 961 | |
| 6 | California State University, Fullerton Big West Conference | 2 | 944 | |
| 7 | Florida International University American Conference | 2 | 1000 | |
| 8 | Liberty University Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | 978 | |
| 9 | Niagara University Metro Conference | 2 | 955 | |
| 10 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Mountain West Conference | 2 | 965 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University, Fullerton Big West Conference | $6,283 | 26 | 944 | |
| 2 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | $6,567 | 28 | 941 | |
| 3 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ohio Valley Conference | $6,978 | 28 | 960 | |
| 4 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 32 | 957 | |
| 5 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | $8,222 | 27 | 949 | |
| 6 | Utah Valley University Big West Conference | $8,650 | 31 | 985 | |
| 7 | University of West Florida Atlantic Sun Conference | $8,908 | 34 | — | |
| 8 | Marshall University Sun Belt Conference | $9,734 | 31 | 947 | |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic University American Conference | $9,839 | 30 | 961 | |
| 10 | Chicago State University Northeast Conference | $9,852 | 32 | — |
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