206 Men’s D1 Soccer Colleges

foot kicking soccer ball representing ncaa d1 soccer programs(See the list for 2023 at the bottom.) There are 206 NCAA D1 soccer colleges for men in the United States according to the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE). The NCAA allows colleges to offer a maximum of 9.9 scholarships for men’s D1 soccer teams which is less than the 12 allowed by the NAIA and the 18 for JuCo programs. Since Soccer is an equivalency sport, single scholarships can be divided among multiple players meaning few, if any, players will receive full-ride D1 scholarships.

Download the list of D1 Men’s Soccer Colleges HERE

California has the most D1 men’s soccer programs with 22 universities. New York has the second most at 18 and Pennsylvania ranks third with at least 15 institutions (All Pennsylvania State Universities are reported as one entity). Twelve states don’t have any D1 soccer colleges and 9 have only one college offering D1 soccer for men. The following are the top ten states with D1 soccer programs:

  • California
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • North Carolina
  • Virginia
  • Illinois
  • South Carolina
  • Florida
  • Massachusetts
  • New Jersey

103 are private including one for-profit school and 103 are public institutions. Approximately three-quarters are Doctoral Universities with 70 classified as Very High Research. Master’s Colleges & Universities account for 41 schools and only 14 are at the Baccalaureate level.

Who Spends the Most on NCAA D1 Soccer for Men?

It’s important to keep in mind that this data is from 2020, the most recently available year. That means some of these numbers are likely to be affected by COVID. The average team expenses were $848,297 in 2020, down from the previous year’s average of $959,661. This includes:

appearance guarantees and options, athletically related student aid, contract services, equipment, fundraising activities, operating expenses, promotional activities, recruiting expenses, salaries and benefits, supplies, travel, and any other expenses attributable to intercollegiate athletic activities.

Southern Methodist University again ranked first in total expenses at $2,154,201. However, unlike the previous year, it was the only team with expenses over $2,000,000. Indiana University-Bloomington had the second highest total at $1,962,327 followed by Clemson University and then University of Maryland-College Park and Syracuse rounding out the top five. The following are the top ten men’s D1 Soccer teams ranked by expenses:

  • Southern Methodist University
  • Indiana University-Bloomington
  • Clemson University
  • University of Maryland-College Park
  • Syracuse University
  • Wake Forest University
  • Stanford University
  • Oregon State University
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus
  • University of Notre Dame

Half the teams in the top ten are from the AAC. The Big Ten and PAC-12 have two each and the American Athletic Conference had one.

Three D1 universities had expenses under $200,000 compared to just one the previous year. A total of 15 schools had total expenses below the 2020 average for all NCAA Divisions: $397,515. The following are the 10 D1 teams that ranked at the bottom of expenses in 2020:

  • University of St Thomas
  • Chicago State University
  • Eastern Illinois University
  • Utah State University
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • University of North Carolina at Asheville
  • Central Connecticut State University
  • Longwood University
  • Dixie State University
  • Radford University

Four of the teams were from the Big South Conference, two from the Western athletic Conference, and one each from the Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, and Summit League

What are the graduation rates for D1 Soccer Colleges?

When considering D1 soccer colleges, players should look at both team graduation rates and the general student population graduation rate. It isn’t easy to find the team graduation rates but you can find out how at  How to Find Student-Athlete Graduation Rates.

Why should you care about the general student population graduation rate? Because there are all kinds of reasons why players may quit their sport in college. And when they do, they’ll want to make sure they’re still likely to graduate.

Among the colleges with D1 Men’s Soccer Programs, the general student population average 4-year graduation rate was 57%. Princeton University, Georgetown University, University of Notre Dame, and the College of the Holy Cross tied for 1st at 90%. Three schools had graduation rates of 89% and another five were at 88%. The following are the top 10 (including ties) D1 Men’s Soccer colleges by 4-year graduation rates:

  • University of Notre Dame
  • Georgetown University
  • Princeton University
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Duke University
  • Cornell University
  • Boston College
  • Columbia University in the City of New York
  • Villanova University
  • Yale University

Unfortunately, there were six schools where the 4-year graduation rate was under 20%, a decrease from the eight from the previous year. The average national 4-year college graduation rate is 46.6%.

How big are colleges offering Men’s D1 Soccer?

Most expect D1 soccer colleges to be large and for the most part they are. The average number of full-time undergraduates was 12,862 for colleges that offer D1 Men’s Soccer. But if you’re looking for a smaller college experience, it is possible to find it and still play at the D1 level.

There are 62 schools where the full-time undergraduates total less than 5,000. Of those, only 15 had fewer than 2,500 full-time undergraduates. If you’re looking for a traditional Liberal Arts College, these are the places to start. Of course, these schools tend to be members of less prominent conferences such as the Big South, Northeast, and the Southern Conferences.

Download the list of D1 Men’s Soccer Colleges HERE

How much do D1 Soccer Colleges Cost?

If you’re thinking that you don’t have to worry about paying for college because you’re going to be getting it paid for with a soccer scholarship, think again. Remember at the beginning I said soccer is an equivalency sport with a maximum of 9.9 scholarships. The average soccer roster is somewhere around 30 players. You do the math. And don’t forget, there’s a very good chance that the college doesn’t even fully fund all of the allowed scholarships. So, yes, cost is something you need to pay attention to.

Of the 103 private D1 Men’s Soccer programs, 12 had a total cost of attendance of over $80,000 a year, up from just four schools in the category the previous year. Another 28 private institutions were over $70,000. The average among all private colleges was $66,091 compared to $64,903 the previous year. The number of privates schools with total costs under $50,000 decreased from 23 schools to just nine.

Things are better at public institutions but only if you’re paying in-state tuition. The average for the 103 public schools is $28,836. However, 36 (up from 29) of the schools have a total in-state cost over $30,000 including two that were over $40,000.

The average for those paying out-of-state tuition at the public schools is $45,194. Yeah, out-of-state tuition can be as much as that at private colleges. In fact, 11 of the public universities charge out-of-state residents over $60,000 a year with two over $70,000. Another 22 charge over $50,000.

Average Net Price

Of course, you may have heard that hardly anyone pays the actual sticker price for college which is true. That’s why you need to pay attention to a number called “average net price.” This is the average price students pay after deducting all gift aid, money you don’t have to pay back. The average of the average net price for private school drops to $26,659 and for public schools to $15,011. However, keep in mind this is an average. Some are still going to pay a lot more and some a lot less. And even going by average net price, there are nine private schools at over $40,000.

206 NCAA Men’s D1 Soccer Colleges

The following table lists all colleges with NCAA D1 soccer programs for men, their size, and 4-year graduation rate. All of this data can be found in the DIY College Rankings Soccer Spreadsheet.

 NCAA Men’s D1 Soccer Colleges

Name State Type Conference  Full-time Under-grads   4-Year Grad Rate 
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL Pub Conference USA   10,981       42
Grand Canyon University AZ Pro Western Athletic Conference   20,938       37
University of Central Arkansas AR Pub ASUN Conference     7,655       34
California Baptist University CA Pri Western Athletic Conference     7,493       37
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA Pub Big West Conference   20,569       57
California State University-Bakersfield CA Pub Big West Conference     9,039       17
California State University-Fullerton CA Pub Big West Conference   31,809       29
California State University-Northridge CA Pub Big West Conference   29,724       17
California State University-Sacramento CA Pub Big Sky Conference   26,066       20
Loyola Marymount University CA Pri West Coast Conference     6,711       72
Saint Mary’s College of California CA Pri West Coast Conference     2,385       61
San Diego State University CA Pub Mountain West Conference   28,791       48
San Jose State University CA Pub Mountain West Conference   24,460       25
Santa Clara University CA Pri West Coast Conference     5,649       85
Stanford University CA Pri Pac-12 Conference     6,157       77
University of California-Berkeley CA Pub Pac-12 Conference   30,385       79
University of California-Davis CA Pub Big West Conference   31,201       62
University of California-Irvine CA Pub Big West Conference   29,867       68
University of California-Los Angeles CA Pub Pac-12 Conference   32,325       83
University of California-Riverside CA Pub Big West Conference   23,008       61
University of California-San Diego CA Pub Big West Conference   31,746       73
University of California-Santa Barbara CA Pub Big West Conference   23,527       70
University of San Diego CA Pri West Coast Conference     5,620       67
University of San Francisco CA Pri West Coast Conference     5,972       68
University of the Pacific CA Pri West Coast Conference     3,545       44
University of Denver CO Pri The Summit League     5,568       67
Central Connecticut State University CT Pub Northeast Conference     7,146       29
Fairfield University CT Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     4,325       82
Quinnipiac University CT Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     6,880       77
Sacred Heart University CT Pri Northeast Conference     5,687       69
University of Connecticut CT Pub Big East Conference   18,551       72
University of Hartford CT Pri America East Conference     4,174       53
Yale University CT Pri Ivy Group     5,898       88
University of Delaware DE Pub Colonial Athletic Association   18,512       73
American University DC Pri Patriot League     7,738       73
George Washington University DC Pri Atlantic 10 Conference   10,616       77
Georgetown University DC Pri Big East Conference     6,764       90
Howard University DC Pri Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference     7,696       53
Florida Atlantic University FL Pub Conference USA   17,726       37
Florida Gulf Coast University FL Pub ASUN Conference   12,342       36
Florida International University FL Pub Conference USA   31,296       42
Jacksonville University FL Pri ASUN Conference     2,723       40
Stetson University FL Pri ASUN Conference     3,184       58
University of Central Florida FL Pub American Athletic Conference   47,054       46
University of North Florida FL Pub ASUN Conference   11,725       45
University of South Florida FL Pub American Athletic Conference   31,946       59
Georgia Southern University GA Pub Sun Belt Conference   20,709       30
Georgia State University GA Pub Sun Belt Conference   24,025       34
Mercer University GA Pri Southern Conference     4,468       63
Bradley University IL Pri Missouri Valley Conference     4,521       57
Chicago State University IL Pub Western Athletic Conference     1,269          5
DePaul University IL Pri Big East Conference   13,237       58
Eastern Illinois University IL Pub Ohio Valley Conference     4,309       35
Loyola University Chicago IL Pri Missouri Valley Conference   11,401       65
Northern Illinois University IL Pub Mid-American Conference   11,151       31
Northwestern University IL Pri Big Ten Conference     8,404       86
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville IL Pub Ohio Valley Conference     8,748       30
University of Illinois Chicago IL Pub Horizon League   20,884       36
Western Illinois University IL Pub The Summit League     5,507       32
Butler University IN Pri Big East Conference     4,403       75
Indiana University-Bloomington IN Pub Big Ten Conference   32,282       69
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis IN Pub Horizon League   18,184       38
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN Pub Horizon League     5,500       22
University of Evansville IN Pri Missouri Valley Conference     1,743       58
University of Notre Dame IN Pri Atlantic Coast Conference     8,949       90
Drake University IA Pri Missouri Valley Conference     2,839       70
Bellarmine University KY Pri ASUN Conference     2,569       58
Northern Kentucky University KY Pub Horizon League     8,184       31
University of Kentucky KY Pub Southeastern Conference   20,616       51
University of Louisville KY Pub Atlantic Coast Conference   12,244       41
Loyola University Maryland MD Pri Patriot League     3,837       77
Mount St. Mary’s University MD Pri Northeast Conference     1,956       55
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD Pub America East Conference     9,640       45
University of Maryland-College Park MD Pub Big Ten Conference   29,809       72
Boston College MA Pri Atlantic Coast Conference     9,702       88
Boston University MA Pri Patriot League   17,431       84
College of the Holy Cross MA Pri Patriot League     3,047       90
Harvard University MA Pri Ivy Group     6,161       86
Merrimack College MA Pri Northeast Conference     4,015       64
Northeastern University MA Pri Colonial Athletic Association   20,250        
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA Pub Atlantic 10 Conference   23,297       77
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA Pub America East Conference   11,239       47
Michigan State University MI Pub Big Ten Conference   35,692       59
Oakland University MI Pub Horizon League   12,745       31
University of Detroit Mercy MI Pri Horizon League     2,306       52
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI Pub Big Ten Conference   30,681       81
Western Michigan University MI Pub Mid-American Conference   13,937       28
University of St Thomas MN Pri The Summit League     6,323       69
Missouri State University-Springfield MO Pub Missouri Valley Conference   13,502       38
Saint Louis University MO Pri Atlantic 10 Conference     7,091       73
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO Pub The Summit League     6,603       29
Creighton University NE Pri Big East Conference     4,480       70
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE Pub The Summit League   11,056       25
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV Pub Mountain West Conference   20,833       19
Dartmouth College NH Pri Ivy Group     4,700       86
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH Pub America East Conference   11,761       70
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ Pri Northeast Conference     2,894       38
Monmouth University NJ Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     4,203       59
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ Pub America East Conference     7,790       38
Princeton University NJ Pri Ivy Group     4,746       90
Rider University NJ Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     3,410       54
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ Pub Big Ten Conference   36,132       68
Saint Peter’s University NJ Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     2,031       47
Seton Hall University NJ Pri Big East Conference     5,942       66
Binghamton University NY Pub America East Conference   14,607       75
Canisius College NY Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     1,958       64
Colgate University NY Pri Patriot League     3,067       87
Columbia University in the City of New York NY Pri Ivy Group     7,792       88
Cornell University NY Pri Ivy Group   15,121       88
Fordham University NY Pri Atlantic 10 Conference     9,143       78
Hofstra University NY Pri Colonial Athletic Association     5,980       60
Iona College NY Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     2,673       51
Long Island University NY Pri Northeast Conference     5,853       33
Manhattan College NY Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     3,246       64
Niagara University NY Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     2,675       65
Siena College NY Pri Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference     3,265       72
St Bonaventure University NY Pri Atlantic 10 Conference     1,732       68
St Francis College NY Pri Northeast Conference     2,551       31
St. John’s University-New York NY Pri Big East Conference   10,454       52
Stony Brook University NY Pub America East Conference   17,676       64
SUNY at Albany NY Pub America East Conference   12,759       59
Syracuse University NY Pri Atlantic Coast Conference   14,124       72
Campbell University NC Pri Big South Conference     3,324       40
Davidson College NC Pri Atlantic 10 Conference     2,029       86
Duke University NC Pri Atlantic Coast Conference     6,940       89
Elon University NC Pri Colonial Athletic Association     6,173       79
Gardner-Webb University NC Pri Big South Conference     1,886       36
High Point University NC Pri Big South Conference     4,653       65
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC Pub Atlantic Coast Conference   23,751       64
University of North Carolina at Asheville NC Pub Big South Conference     3,049       48
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC Pub Atlantic Coast Conference   18,756       84
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC Pub Conference USA   22,169       43
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC Pub Southern Conference   13,973       38
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC Pub Colonial Athletic Association   12,749       56
Wake Forest University NC Pri Atlantic Coast Conference     5,417       86
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH Pub Mid-American Conference   13,012       46
Cleveland State University OH Pub Horizon League     9,393       33
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH Pub Big Ten Conference   44,327       67
University of Akron Main Campus OH Pub Mid-American Conference   11,126       22
University of Dayton OH Pri Atlantic 10 Conference     8,464       64
Wright State University-Main Campus OH Pub Horizon League     6,757       27
Xavier University OH Pri Big East Conference     5,286       68
Oral Roberts University OK Pri The Summit League     2,725       49
University of Tulsa OK Pri American Athletic Conference     2,889       58
Oregon State University OR Pub Pac-12 Conference   20,873       41
University of Portland OR Pri West Coast Conference     3,591       74
Bucknell University PA Pri Patriot League     3,725       83
Drexel University PA Pri Colonial Athletic Association   13,946       31
Duquesne University PA Pri Atlantic 10 Conference     5,470       67
La Salle University PA Pri Atlantic 10 Conference     2,879       53
Lafayette College PA Pri Patriot League     2,550       85
Lehigh University PA Pri Patriot League     5,076       78
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA Big Ten Conference
Robert Morris University PA Pri Horizon League     3,823       53
Saint Francis University PA Pri Northeast Conference     1,479       66
Saint Joseph’s University PA Pri Atlantic 10 Conference     4,005       76
Temple University PA Pub American Athletic Conference   25,831       57
The Pennsylvania State University PA Pub Big Ten Conference   67,296       55
University of Pennsylvania PA Pri Ivy Group   10,213       89
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA Pub Atlantic Coast Conference   18,927       69
Villanova University PA Pri Big East Conference     7,044       88
Brown University RI Pri Ivy Group     6,889       86
Bryant University RI Pri Northeast Conference     3,304       80
Providence College RI Pri Big East Conference     4,152       85
University of Rhode Island RI Pub Atlantic 10 Conference   13,104       53
Clemson University SC Pub Atlantic Coast Conference   20,978       65
Coastal Carolina University SC Pub Sun Belt Conference     8,880       37
College of Charleston SC Pub Colonial Athletic Association     8,876       59
Furman University SC Pri Southern Conference     2,333       77
Presbyterian College SC Pri Big South Conference        977       50
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC Pub Southeastern Conference   26,994       67
University of South Carolina-Upstate SC Pub Big South Conference     4,728       31
Winthrop University SC Pub Big South Conference     4,146       46
Wofford College SC Pri Southern Conference     1,773       75
Belmont University TN Pri Missouri Valley Conference     6,556       57
East Tennessee State University TN Pub Southern Conference     9,591       35
Lipscomb University TN Pri ASUN Conference     2,853       64
University of Memphis TN Pub American Athletic Conference   12,848       32
Houston Baptist University TX Pri Southland Conference     2,617       31
Southern Methodist University TX Pri American Athletic Conference     6,894       75
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX Pub Western Athletic Conference   27,799       25
University of the Incarnate Word TX Pri Southland Conference     4,311       38
Dixie State University UT Pub Western Athletic Conference     7,646       15
Utah State University UT Pub Mountain West Conference   18,699       29
Utah Valley University UT Pub Western Athletic Conference   19,974       15
University of Vermont VT Pub America East Conference   10,637       70
George Mason University VA Pub Atlantic 10 Conference   23,268       49
James Madison University VA Pub Colonial Athletic Association   18,499       65
Liberty University VA Pri ASUN Conference   36,499       45
Longwood University VA Pub Big South Conference     3,474       52
Old Dominion University VA Pub Conference USA   15,680       25
Radford University VA Pub Big South Conference     7,040       39
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA Pub Atlantic Coast Conference   17,173       89
Virginia Commonwealth University VA Pub Atlantic 10 Conference   19,505       48
Virginia Military Institute VA Pub Big South Conference     1,744       64
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA Pub Atlantic Coast Conference   29,758       68
William & Mary VA Pub Colonial Athletic Association     6,393       86
Gonzaga University WA Pri West Coast Conference     4,886       75
Seattle University WA Pri Western Athletic Conference     4,352       65
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA Pub Pac-12 Conference   30,671       71
Marshall University WV Pub Conference USA     7,327       34
West Virginia University WV Pub Big Twelve Conference   19,276       44
Marquette University WI Pri Big East Conference     7,835       64
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI Pub Horizon League     5,174       38
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI Pub Big Ten Conference   30,720       69
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI Pub Horizon League   17,537       23



206 Men\'s D1 Soccer Colleges

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