NCAA D1 Soccer-Men's Programs

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(See the list for 2022 at the bottom.) There are 204 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.
California has the most D1 men’s soccer programs with 21 colleges. New York has the second most at 19 and North Carolina and Pennsylvania tie for third with 14 each. 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 21
New York 19
North Carolina 14
Pennsylvania 14
Virginia 11
Illinois 9
South Carolina 9
Florida 8
Massachusetts 8
New Jersey 8
Ohio 8

Who Spends the Most on NCAA D1 Soccer for Men?

It’s important to keep in mind that this data is from 2019-20, the most recently available year. That means some of these numbers are likely to be affected by COVID. The average team expenses were $959,661 in 2019, up modestly from the previous year’s average of $950,119. 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 ranked first in total expenses at $2,224,973. This year four other teams joined it with expenses over $2,000,000: University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, Clemson, and University of Connecticut. The following are the top ten men’s D1 Soccer teams ranked by expenses:

Southern Methodist University
University of Maryland-College Park
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Clemson University
University of Connecticut
Wake Forest University
Indiana University-Bloomington
Syracuse University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

The ACC and Big 10 had four schools each in the top ten. The other two teams are from the American Athletic Conference and the Big East.

Eastern Illinois University was the only D1 team with expenses under $200,000. Another two were under $300,000. The 10 colleges with the lowest expenses come from 6 different conferences including three from the Ivy League and three from the Big South. The following are the 10 teams that ranked at the bottom of expenses in 2019:

Eastern Illinois University
Utah State University
Virginia Military Institute
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Western Illinois University
Saint Peter’s University
Brown University
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
Longwood University

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 4-year graduation rate was 56%. University of Notre Dame had the highest rate at 93%. The College of the Holy Cross, Georgetown, and Princeton tied for second at 90%. The University of Virginia had the highest rate among state universities at 89%, tying for third with five other schools. The following are the top 10 D1 Men’s Soccer colleges by 4-year graduation rates.

University of Notre Dame 93
College of the Holy Cross 90
Georgetown University 90
Princeton University 90
Villanova University 89
Boston College 89
Davidson College 89
Cornell University 89
University of Virginia-Main Campus 89
Santa Clara University 88
Duke University 88
Dartmouth College 88

Unfortunately, there were eight schools where the 4-year graduation rate was under 20%. The average national 4-year college graduation rate is 43.7%.

How big are colleges offering Men’s D1 Soccer?

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 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 102 private D1 Men’s Soccer programs, 35 had a total cost of attendance of over $70,000 a year. Four of them were over $80,000. The average among all private colleges is $64,903 and only 23 private schools have totals under $50,000.

Things are better at public institutions but only if you’re paying in-state tuition. The average for the 102 public schools is $28,177. However, 29 of the schools have a total in-state cost over $30,000 which isn’t exactly pocket change.

The average for those paying out-of-state tuition at the public schools is $44,667. 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 and another 18 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 $30,618 and for public schools to $15,684. 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 13 private schools at over $40,000.

204 NCAA Men’s D1 Soccer Colleges

The following table lists all colleges with NCAA D1 soccer programs for men and their expenses for 2019. When using these numbers, you need to keep in mind that they include travel expenses which can vary dramatically by region and for teams that make post-conference play. All of this data can be found in the DIY College Rankings Soccer Spreadsheet.

NCAA Men’s D1 Soccer Colleges

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Name	State	Conference	Men 2019 Expenses	Full-time Under-grads	4 yr Grad Rate
University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	Conference USA	$856,140	10,402	38
Grand Canyon University	AZ	Western Athletic Conference	$1,115,889	19,937	39
University of Central Arkansas	AR	Southland Conference	$504,089	7,301	31
California Baptist University	CA	Western Athletic Conference	$1,078,639	7,243	41
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	Big West Conference	$877,341	20,198	53
California State University-Bakersfield	CA	Western Athletic Conference	$757,514	8,432	15
California State University-Fullerton	CA	Big West Conference	$824,768	29,721	26
California State University-Northridge	CA	Big West Conference	$941,175	29,191	15
California State University-Sacramento	CA	Big Sky Conference	$622,538	24,068	15
Loyola Marymount University	CA	West Coast Conference	$1,284,938	6,383	75
Saint Mary’s College of California	CA	West Coast Conference	$1,161,836	2,308	63
San Diego State University	CA	Mountain West Conference	$1,199,391	28,084	47
San Jose State University	CA	Mountain West Conference	$665,357	23,317	19
Santa Clara University	CA	West Coast Conference	$1,466,488	5,478	88
Stanford University	CA	Pacific-12 Conference	$1,743,455	5,752	74
University of California-Berkeley	CA	Pacific-12 Conference	$905,670	29,300	76
University of California-Davis	CA	Big West Conference	$753,528	30,186	64
University of California-Irvine	CA	Big West Conference	$846,442	28,990	69
University of California-Los Angeles	CA	Pacific-12 Conference	$1,543,207	31,068	81
University of California-Riverside	CA	Big West Conference	$831,229	22,056	62
University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	Big West Conference	$1,543,910	22,480	69
University of San Diego	CA	West Coast Conference	$1,014,892	5,294	69
University of San Francisco	CA	West Coast Conference	$1,259,395	5,572	63
University of the Pacific	CA	West Coast Conference	$976,751	3,412	45
University of Denver	CO	The Summit League	$1,666,596	5,362	67
Central Connecticut State University	CT	Northeast Conference	$575,658	6,811	27
Fairfield University	CT	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$962,516	4,231	80
Quinnipiac University	CT	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$901,550	6,482	73
Sacred Heart University	CT	Northeast Conference	$559,668	5,671	67
University of Connecticut	CT	Big East Conference	$2,055,104	18,090	73
University of Hartford	CT	America East	$1,012,079	4,073	46
Yale University	CT	Ivy Group	$418,075	4,696	84
University of Delaware	DE	Colonial Athletic Association	$896,022	17,912	73
American University	DC	Patriot League	$1,075,837	7,453	74
George Washington University	DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,001,081	10,141	79
Georgetown University	DC	Big East Conference	$1,399,202	6,610	90
Howard University	DC	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	$583,909	7,497	52
Florida Atlantic University	FL	Conference USA	$608,615	16,617	34
Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	Atlantic Sun Conference	$768,305	11,098	29
Florida International University	FL	Conference USA	$539,589	27,551	38
Jacksonville University	FL	Atlantic Sun Conference	$753,132	2,354	41
Stetson University	FL	Atlantic Sun Conference	$913,567	3,082	57
University of Central Florida	FL	American Athletic Conference	$1,220,556	43,513	46
University of North Florida	FL	Atlantic Sun Conference	$603,172	10,817	39
University of South Florida-Main Campus	FL	American Athletic Conference	$1,014,882	29,650	59
Georgia Southern University	GA	Sun Belt Conference	$566,910	19,453	29
Georgia State University	GA	Sun Belt Conference	$814,921	22,356	29
Mercer University	GA	Southern Conference	$783,611	4,219	62
Bradley University	IL	Missouri Valley Conference	$1,084,309	4,450	58
DePaul University	IL	Big East Conference	$1,002,913	12,776	58
Eastern Illinois University	IL	Ohio Valley Conference	$199,998	4,082	35
Loyola University Chicago	IL	Missouri Valley Conference	$1,085,607	10,924	69
Northern Illinois University	IL	Mid-American Conference	$623,211	10,472	27
Northwestern University	IL	Big Ten Conference	$1,330,601	8,095	85
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	IL	Ohio Valley Conference	$775,191	8,071	33
University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	Horizon League	$795,413	20,023	37
Western Illinois University	IL	The Summit League	$387,638	4,999	30
Butler University	IN	Big East Conference	$1,209,972	4,347	73
Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	Big Ten Conference	$1,989,502	31,632	69
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	IN	Horizon League	$554,916	17,311	33
Purdue University Fort Wayne	IN	The Summit League	$489,018	5,161	19
University of Evansville	IN	Missouri Valley Conference	$752,581	1,716	55
University of Notre Dame	IN	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,803,514	8,833	93
Valparaiso University	IN	Missouri Valley Conference	$791,836	2,678	56
Drake University	IA	Missouri Valley Conference	$714,953	2,731	69
Northern Kentucky University	KY	Horizon League	$645,389	8,024	28
University of Kentucky	KY	Southeastern Conference	$1,535,703	20,239	47
University of Louisville	KY	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,714,435	11,598	37
Loyola University Maryland	MD	Patriot League	$1,217,505	3,736	77
Mount St. Mary’s University	MD	Northeast Conference	$574,508	1,912	59
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	America East	$755,481	9,220	44
University of Maryland-College Park	MD	Big Ten Conference	$2,215,024	28,160	70
Boston College	MA	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,495,221	9,571	89
Boston University	MA	Patriot League	$1,398,139	16,026	84
College of the Holy Cross	MA	Patriot League	$826,045	2,966	90
Harvard University	MA	Ivy Group	$502,499	5,699	86
Merrimack College	MA	Northeast 10 Conference	$613,979	3,932	69
Northeastern University	MA	Colonial Athletic Association	$1,037,588	15,131	0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	Atlantic 10 Conference	$605,900	22,212	76
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	America East	$855,733	10,637	44
Michigan State University	MI	Big Ten Conference	$1,380,368	34,588	58
Oakland University	MI	Horizon League	$670,274	12,057	31
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Horizon League	$683,106	2,214	59
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	Big Ten Conference	$1,926,926	29,851	81
Western Michigan University	MI	Mid-American Conference	$657,196	13,296	27
Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	Missouri Valley Conference	$635,847	13,128	35
Saint Louis University	MO	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,060,209	6,847	73
University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	Western Athletic Conference	$724,560	6,071	27
Creighton University	NE	Big East Conference	$1,369,250	4,330	71
University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	The Summit League	$764,140	10,362	25
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	Mountain West Conference	$783,797	19,843	17
Dartmouth College	NH	Ivy Group	$530,584	4,169	88
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	America East	$1,183,783	11,382	69
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	Northeast Conference	$884,639	2,189	38
Monmouth University	NJ	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$1,095,964	4,093	64
New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	Atlantic Sun Conference	$803,474	7,389	41
Princeton University	NJ	Ivy Group	$469,061	4,689	90
Rider University	NJ	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$734,394	3,279	57
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	Big Ten Conference	$1,511,697	33,788	67
Saint Peter’s University	NJ	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$407,025	2,038	42
Seton Hall University	NJ	Big East Conference	$1,157,475	5,724	65
Binghamton University	NY	America East	$756,575	13,889	72
Canisius College	NY	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$498,581	1,915	64
Colgate University	NY	Patriot League	$1,108,137	3,023	85
Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	Ivy Group	$448,650	7,509	86
Cornell University	NY	Ivy Group	$526,979	14,693	89
Fordham University	NY	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,155,324	8,887	79
Hofstra University	NY	Colonial Athletic Association	$1,181,408	5,806	55
Iona College	NY	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$465,060	2,610	53
Long Island University	NY	Northeast Conference	$1,127,589	5,453	25
Manhattan College	NY	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$872,321	3,178	55
Marist College	NY	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$756,388	4,947	77
Niagara University	NY	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$534,118	2,654	71
Siena College	NY	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$738,078	3,200	76
St Bonaventure University	NY	Atlantic 10 Conference	$691,612	1,787	66
St Francis College	NY	Northeast Conference	$539,679	2,517	32
St John’s University-New York	NY	Big East Conference	$1,354,428	10,177	47
Stony Brook University	NY	America East	$812,605	16,586	63
SUNY at Albany	NY	America East	$645,345	12,203	58
Syracuse University	NY	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,948,221	13,832	71
Appalachian State University	NC	Sun Belt Conference	$614,592	16,905	54
Campbell University	NC	Big South Conference	$797,580	3,098	41
Davidson College	NC	Atlantic 10 Conference	$532,437	1,983	89
Duke University	NC	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,533,323	6,572	88
Elon University	NC	Colonial Athletic Association	$962,318	6,073	79
Gardner-Webb University	NC	Big South Conference	$543,334	1,726	45
High Point University	NC	Big South Conference	$759,537	4,575	65
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,516,568	22,929	59
University of North Carolina at Asheville	NC	Big South Conference	$376,319	2,870	47
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,394,500	18,505	85
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	Conference USA	$813,943	21,104	38
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	Southern Conference	$643,520	13,391	37
University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	Colonial Athletic Association	$610,405	11,989	57
Wake Forest University	NC	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,989,732	5,367	85
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	Mid-American Conference	$615,052	12,483	44
Cleveland State University	OH	Horizon League	$436,807	8,803	27
Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	Big Ten Conference	$1,541,325	42,734	65
University of Akron Main Campus	OH	Mid-American Conference	$1,234,671	10,791	4
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	American Athletic Conference	$855,467	24,301	37
University of Dayton	OH	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,169,871	8,314	63
Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	Horizon League	$689,841	6,359	26
Xavier University	OH	Big East Conference	$1,011,475	5,055	61
Oral Roberts University	OK	The Summit League	$627,294	2,667	45
University of Tulsa	OK	American Athletic Conference	$1,202,314	2,819	56
Oregon State University	OR	Pacific-12 Conference	$1,251,694	18,084	41
University of Portland	OR	West Coast Conference	$1,496,944	3,456	76
Bucknell University	PA	Patriot League	$646,028	3,686	84
Drexel University	PA	Colonial Athletic Association	$855,154	13,156	26
Duquesne University	PA	Atlantic 10 Conference	$698,729	5,292	69
La Salle University	PA	Atlantic 10 Conference	$503,395	2,823	57
Lafayette College	PA	Patriot League	$1,008,537	2,457	86
Lehigh University	PA	Patriot League	$883,996	5,070	79
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	Big Ten Conference	$1,453,567
Robert Morris University	PA	Northeast Conference	$630,426	3,070	55
Saint Francis University	PA	Northeast Conference	$569,820	1,484	59
Saint Joseph’s University	PA	Atlantic 10 Conference	$736,109	3,945	75
Temple University	PA	American Athletic Conference	$1,476,970	24,915	55
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Ivy Group	$412,992	9,960	86
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,559,753	18,298	69
Villanova University	PA	Big East Conference	$1,319,569	6,793	89
Brown University	RI	Ivy Group	$409,906	6,605	84
Bryant University	RI	Northeast Conference	$619,102	3,255	79
Providence College	RI	Big East Conference	$1,523,845	4,098	82
University of Rhode Island	RI	Atlantic 10 Conference	$969,594	12,712	53
Clemson University	SC	Atlantic Coast Conference	$2,074,084	20,021	63
Coastal Carolina University	SC	Sun Belt Conference	$1,041,576	8,529	32
College of Charleston	SC	Colonial Athletic Association	$811,445	8,466	57
Furman University	SC	Southern Conference	$1,049,286	2,294	75
Presbyterian College	SC	Big South Conference	$585,591	977	53
University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	Southeastern Conference	$1,236,529	26,174	65
University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	Big South Conference	$515,836	4,374	30
Winthrop University	SC	Big South Conference	$543,470	3,992	46
Wofford College	SC	Southern Conference	$763,706	1,753	77
Belmont University	TN	Ohio Valley Conference	$853,961	6,330	60
East Tennessee State University	TN	Southern Conference	$527,993	8,812	32
Lipscomb University	TN	Atlantic Sun Conference	$1,139,420	2,798	59
University of Memphis	TN	American Athletic Conference	$750,517	12,063	28
Houston Baptist University	TX	Southland Conference	$756,075	2,146	33
Southern Methodist University	TX	American Athletic Conference	$2,244,973	6,616	73
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	Western Athletic Conference	$597,571	21,292	24
University of the Incarnate Word	TX	Southland Conference	$735,320	3,916	33
Utah State University	UT	Mountain West Conference	$227,386	17,117	21
Utah Valley University	UT	Western Athletic Conference	$858,554	19,413	13
University of Vermont	VT	America East	$920,020	10,235	64
George Mason University	VA	Atlantic 10 Conference	$969,989	21,603	48
James Madison University	VA	Colonial Athletic Association	$1,245,707	18,420	68
Liberty University	VA	Big South Conference	$987,751	30,168	37
Longwood University	VA	Big South Conference	$419,969	3,319	51
Old Dominion University	VA	Conference USA	$1,074,019	14,740	27
Radford University	VA	Big South Conference	$545,341	6,788	40
University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,846,819	16,319	89
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,195,797	18,734	44
Virginia Military Institute	VA	Big South Conference	$265,886	1,698	76
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	Atlantic Coast Conference	$2,109,597	29,112	65
William & Mary	VA	Colonial Athletic Association	$802,272	6,131	85
Gonzaga University	WA	West Coast Conference	$1,305,818	4,744	77
Seattle University	WA	Western Athletic Conference	$1,189,133	4,045	62
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	Pacific-12 Conference	$1,861,586	29,350	67
Marshall University	WV	Conference USA	$979,478	7,002	29
West Virginia University	WV	Big Twelve Conference	$1,165,924	18,726	41
Marquette University	WI	Big East Conference	$1,248,549	7,715	67
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	Horizon League	$509,516	4,826	40
University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	Big Ten Conference	$1,942,953	30,063	66
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	Horizon League	$724,766	16,620	21

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