203 Men’s D1 Soccer Colleges

There are 203 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 18 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.

Who Spends the Most on NCAA D1 Soccer for Men?

The average team expenses were $950,119 in 2018 (latest data available from OPE) up from the previous year’s average of $891,667.  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.

The University of Connecticut ranked first in total expenses at $2,435,382. This year three other teams joined it with expenses over $2,000,000: University of Maryland, Southern Methodist University, and University of Washington. The following are the top ten men’s D1 Soccer teams ranked by expenses:

• University of Connecticut
• University of Maryland-College Park
• Southern Methodist University
• University of Washington-Seattle Campus
• Clemson University
• Syracuse University
• Indiana University-Bloomington
• University of Notre Dame
• University of California-Santa Barbara
• University of Wisconsin-Madison

Four of the schools are members of the ACC while three are from the Big 10 Conference.

Utah State 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. The following are the 10 teams that ranked at the bottom of expenses in 2018:

• Utah State University
• Eastern Illinois University
• Virginia Military Institute
• Saint Peter’s University
• University of North Carolina at Asheville
• Princeton University
• Iona College
• Western Illinois University
• University of Pennsylvania
• Brown 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 55.5%. Georgetown and the University of Notre Dame had the highest rates at 91% with Princeton and Boston College tying for second with 90%. The University of Virginia had the highest rate among state universities at 89%, ranking fifth overall. Unfortunately, there were eight schools where the 4-year graduation rate was under 20%.

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 12,420 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 61 schools where the full-time undergraduates total less than 5,000. Of those, 16 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 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

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 100 private D1 Men’s Soccer programs, 35 (up from 14) had a total cost of attendance of over $70,000 a year. The average among all private colleges is $63,455 and only 13 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 $27,890. 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 $44,234. Yeah, out-of-state tuition can be as much as that at private colleges. In fact, ten of the public universities charge out-of-state residents over $60,000 a year and another 19 charge over $50,000.

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 $29,724 and for public schools to $15,442. 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 eight private schools at over $40,000.

203 NCAA Men’s D1 Soccer Colleges

The following table lists all colleges with NCAA D1 soccer programs for men and their expenses for 2018. 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

Name	State	Type	Conference	Men 2018 Expenses	2018 # Participants	Full-time Under-grads	4 yr Grad Rate
University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	Pub	Conference USA	$1,041,820	28	10,042	40
Grand Canyon University	AZ	Profit	Western Athletic Conference	$1,107,156	33	17,335	35
University of Central Arkansas	AR	Pub	Southland Conference	$551,984	31	7,863	28
California Baptist University	CA	Pri	Western Athletic Conference	$938,112	26	6,859	43
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	Pub	Big West Conference	$828,153	31	20,333	51
California State University-Bakersfield	CA	Pub	Western Athletic Conference	$725,785	25	7,887	16
California State University-Fullerton	CA	Pub	Big West Conference	$818,343	48	27,936	23
California State University-Northridge	CA	Pub	Big West Conference	$890,079	37	29,289	15
California State University-Sacramento	CA	Pub	Big Sky Conference	$581,643	26	23,676	12
Loyola Marymount University	CA	Pri	West Coast Conference	$1,143,627	36	6,466	73
Saint Mary’s College of California	CA	Pri	West Coast Conference	$1,132,976	28	2,618	69
San Diego State University	CA	Pub	Mountain West Conference	$928,879	34	27,453	39
San Jose State University	CA	Pub	Mountain West Conference	$659,542	29	23,099	15
Santa Clara University	CA	Pri	West Coast Conference	$1,277,311	31	5,440	87
Stanford University	CA	Pri	Pacific-12 Conference	$1,738,368	26	7,087	73
University of California-Berkeley	CA	Pub	Pacific-12 Conference	$926,529	29	29,570	76
University of California-Davis	CA	Pub	Big West Conference	$725,143	29	29,967	63
University of California-Irvine	CA	Pub	Big West Conference	$807,279	28	29,251	69
University of California-Los Angeles	CA	Pub	Pacific-12 Conference	$1,631,588	28	31,009	80
University of California-Riverside	CA	Pub	Big West Conference	$925,200	27	20,210	56
University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	Pub	Big West Conference	$1,893,577	34	22,601	68
University of San Diego	CA	Pri	West Coast Conference	$1,071,297	29	5,678	66
University of San Francisco	CA	Pri	West Coast Conference	$1,272,130	28	6,435	66
University of the Pacific	CA	Pri	West Coast Conference	$927,732	24	3,584	47
University of Denver	CO	Pri	The Summit League	$1,579,473	26	5,563	67
Central Connecticut State University	CT	Pub	Northeast Conference	$652,629	25	7,576	30
Fairfield University	CT	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$982,561	27	3,989	80
Quinnipiac University	CT	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$865,344	27	7,051	65
Sacred Heart University	CT	Pri	Northeast Conference	$719,976	26	5,130	68
University of Connecticut	CT	Pub	Big East Conference	$2,435,382	30	18,478	73
University of Hartford	CT	Pri	America East	$875,167	30	4,428	50
Yale University	CT	Pri	Ivy Group	$575,243	30	5,939	88
University of Delaware	DE	Pub	Colonial Athletic Association	$925,425	26	18,355	72
American University	DC	Pri	Patriot League	$1,041,368	30	7,952	75
George Washington University	DC	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,097,147	27	11,334	76
Georgetown University	DC	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,374,286	33	6,990	91
Howard University	DC	Pri	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	$479,888	28	5,991	52
Florida Atlantic University	FL	Pub	Conference USA	$529,229	29	16,436	28
Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	Pub	Atlantic Sun Conference	$780,750	33	11,191	23
Florida International University	FL	Pub	Conference USA	$615,318	26	27,906	34
Jacksonville University	FL	Pri	Atlantic Sun Conference	$713,962	30	2,292	40
Stetson University	FL	Pri	Atlantic Sun Conference	$909,012	34	3,111	60
University of Central Florida	FL	Pub	American Athletic Conference	$1,118,866	33	41,852	44
University of North Florida	FL	Pub	Atlantic Sun Conference	$545,014	28	10,452	35
University of South Florida	FL	Pub	American Athletic Conference	$1,005,618	26	24,834	60
Georgia Southern University	GA	Pub	Sun Belt Conference	$581,324	33	19,502	25
Georgia State University	GA	Pub	Sun Belt Conference	$851,018	26	21,057	28
Mercer University	GA	Pri	Southern Conference	$732,849	27	4,259	52
Bradley University	IL	Pri	Missouri Valley Conference	$1,281,927	30	4,462	60
DePaul University	IL	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,031,106	29	12,795	61
Eastern Illinois University	IL	Pub	Ohio Valley Conference	$229,280	29	4,091	36
Loyola University Chicago	IL	Pri	Missouri Valley Conference	$982,897	28	11,189	66
Northern Illinois University	IL	Pub	Mid-American Conference	$655,902	26	11,190	25
Northwestern University	IL	Pri	Big Ten Conference	$1,316,237	27	8,161	84
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	IL	Pub	Ohio Valley Conference	$837,694	29	8,979	28
University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	Pub	Horizon League	$756,503	30	19,254	34
Western Illinois University	IL	Pub	The Summit League	$429,162	36	5,949	33
Butler University	IN	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,151,901	31	4,520	73
Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	Pub	Big Ten Conference	$1,951,106	29	32,109	67
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne	IN	Pub	The Summit League	$543,265	29	5,702	17
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	IN	Pub	Horizon League	$585,181	26	17,555	28
University of Evansville	IN	Pri	Missouri Valley Conference	$714,531	29	1,992	55
University of Notre Dame	IN	Pri	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,893,871	33	8,607	91
Valparaiso University	IN	Pri	Missouri Valley Conference	$844,241	28	3,120	62
Drake University	IA	Pri	Missouri Valley Conference	$577,701	35	2,834	73
Northern Kentucky University	KY	Pub	Horizon League	$862,750	23	8,551	26
University of Kentucky	KY	Pub	Southeastern Conference	$1,622,170	27	20,484	45
University of Louisville	KY	Pub	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,462,285	27	11,930	37
Loyola University Maryland	MD	Pri	Patriot League	$1,178,881	30	3,833	79
Mount St. Mary’s University	MD	Pri	Northeast Conference	$519,609	32	1,726	62
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	Pub	America East	$595,496	26	9,623	42
University of Maryland-College Park	MD	Pub	Big Ten Conference	$2,249,449	28	28,501	69
Boston College	MA	Pri	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,349,479	30	9,696	90
Boston University	MA	Pri	Patriot League	$1,352,594	34	17,396	84
College of the Holy Cross	MA	Pri	Patriot League	$736,099	28	2,913	87
Harvard University	MA	Pri	Ivy Group	$495,096	24	7,210	85
Northeastern University	MA	Pri	Colonial Athletic Association	$1,257,790	28	13,864	0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	Pub	Atlantic 10 Conference	$712,371	27	21,784	74
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	Pub	America East	$841,686	33	10,651	41
Michigan State University	MI	Pub	Big Ten Conference	$1,498,705	28	35,744	56
Oakland University	MI	Pub	Horizon League	$600,745	28	12,656	30
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Pri	Horizon League	$657,872	34	2,494	50
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	Pub	Big Ten Conference	$1,743,805	27	29,245	80
Western Michigan University	MI	Pub	Mid-American Conference	$657,696	26	14,983	27
Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	Pub	Missouri Valley Conference	$578,360	26	14,924	33
Saint Louis University	MO	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,041,991	33	6,440	71
University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	Pub	Western Athletic Conference	$705,901	26	6,606	23
Creighton University	NE	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,420,974	28	4,291	69
University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	Pub	The Summit League	$723,731	25	9,868	24
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	Pub	Mountain West Conference	$799,303	26	18,764	17
Dartmouth College	NH	Pri	Ivy Group	$516,300	35	4,357	87
University of New Hampshire	NH	Pub	America East	$1,092,157	32	12,493	68
Fairleigh Dickinson University	NJ	Pri	Northeast Conference	$970,827	30	2,232	38
Monmouth University	NJ	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$1,018,403	25	4,448	60
New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	Pub	Atlantic Sun Conference	$728,805	30	6,827	37
Princeton University	NJ	Pri	Ivy Group	$414,912	29	5,321	90
Rider University	NJ	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$713,143	27	3,535	59
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	Pub	Big Ten Conference	$1,375,068	33	34,052	65
Saint Peter’s University	NJ	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$342,359	23	2,353	47
Seton Hall University	NJ	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,091,452	37	5,777	67
University of New Mexico	NM	Pub	Mountain West Conference	$882,415	27	13,624	29
Binghamton University	NY	Pub	America East	$592,384	28	13,630	72
Canisius College	NY	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$543,568	26	2,166	67
Colgate University	NY	Pri	Patriot League	$1,108,221	34	2,936	88
Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	Pri	Ivy Group	$454,813	28	7,666	86
Cornell University	NY	Pri	Ivy Group	$479,574	29	15,175	87
Fordham University	NY	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,195,411	29	9,149	78
Hofstra University	NY	Pri	Colonial Athletic Association	$1,164,866	24	6,329	55
Iona College	NY	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$422,370	26	2,961	59
Manhattan College	NY	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$900,853	27	3,455	56
Marist College	NY	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$734,370	27	5,139	77
Niagara University	NY	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$530,597	25	2,670	66
Siena College	NY	Pri	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	$731,124	25	3,046	75
St Bonaventure University	NY	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$531,348	33	1,724	69
St Francis College	NY	Pri	Northeast Conference	$517,930	25	2,195	33
St John’s University-New York	NY	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,259,119	33	11,734	43
Stony Brook University	NY	Pub	America East	$754,002	22	16,341	59
SUNY at Albany	NY	Pub	America East	$620,730	25	12,899	56
Syracuse University	NY	Pri	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,974,034	29	14,655	72
Appalachian State University	NC	Pub	Sun Belt Conference	$601,100	29	16,421	53
Campbell University	NC	Pri	Big South Conference	$1,075,099	31	3,471	38
Davidson College	NC	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$547,816	27	1,843	87
Duke University	NC	Pri	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,734,066	28	6,659	88
Elon University	NC	Pri	Colonial Athletic Association	$1,248,701	34	6,029	82
Gardner-Webb University	NC	Pri	Big South Conference	$504,665	51	1,641	49
High Point University	NC	Pri	Big South Conference	$725,537	35	4,504	61
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	Pub	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,479,801	28	22,317	57
University of North Carolina at Asheville	NC	Pub	Big South Conference	$411,007	30	3,232	39
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	Pub	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,201,712	40	18,526	84
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	Pub	Conference USA	$838,797	29	21,025	37
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	Pub	Southern Conference	$706,093	28	14,265	38
University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	Pub	Colonial Athletic Association	$835,745	30	12,157	56
Wake Forest University	NC	Pri	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,844,675	29	5,171	84
Bowling Green State University	OH	Pub	Mid-American Conference	$555,658	23	12,987	42
Cleveland State University	OH	Pub	Horizon League	$481,029	32	9,348	27
Ohio State University	OH	Pub	Big Ten Conference	$1,497,535	30	42,831	62
University of Akron Main Campus	OH	Pub	Mid-American Conference	$1,252,641	32	12,408	25
University of Cincinnati	OH	Pub	American Athletic Conference	$924,385	29	22,990	35
University of Dayton	OH	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,103,527	32	8,162	65
Wright State University	OH	Pub	Horizon League	$605,805	31	8,449	25
Xavier University	OH	Pri	Big East Conference	$995,072	30	4,782	67
Oral Roberts University	OK	Pri	The Summit League	$614,554	36	2,851	46
University of Tulsa	OK	Pri	American Athletic Conference	$1,347,597	35	3,156	49
Oregon State University	OR	Pub	Pacific-12 Conference	$1,308,806	35	18,591	35
University of Portland	OR	Pri	West Coast Conference	$1,567,324	27	3,702	72
Bucknell University	PA	Pri	Patriot League	$621,944	26	3,581	86
Drexel University	PA	Pri	Colonial Athletic Association	$916,500	29	13,942	26
Duquesne University	PA	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$699,506	25	5,896	71
La Salle University	PA	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$587,804	27	3,363	57
Lafayette College	PA	Pri	Patriot League	$985,753	28	2,603	84
Lehigh University	PA	Pri	Patriot League	$876,500	28	4,982	80
Pennsylvania State University	PA	Pub	Big Ten Conference	$1,543,432	27	39,321	53
Robert Morris University	PA	Pri	Northeast Conference	$630,344	29	3,683	52
Saint Francis University	PA	Pri	Northeast Conference	$592,147	30	1,485	63
Saint Joseph’s University	PA	Pri	Atlantic 10 Conference	$825,771	31	4,350	75
Temple University	PA	Pub	American Athletic Conference	$1,313,426	28	26,784	52
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Pri	Ivy Group	$448,465	30	10,605	86
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Pub	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,491,117	25	18,421	65
Villanova University	PA	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,056,819	24	6,565	87
Brown University	RI	Pri	Ivy Group	$452,683	26	6,735	83
Bryant University	RI	Pri	Northeast Conference	$599,605	31	3,453	77
Providence College	RI	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,398,740	26	3,904	84
University of Rhode Island	RI	Pub	Atlantic 10 Conference	$965,827	25	12,485	52
Clemson University	SC	Pub	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,974,978	28	18,971	60
Coastal Carolina University	SC	Pub	Sun Belt Conference	$953,736	29	8,941	33
College of Charleston	SC	Pub	Colonial Athletic Association	$832,666	37	9,103	57
Furman	SC	Pri	Southern Conference	$1,213,895	30	2,665	77
Presbyterian College	SC	Pri	Big South Conference	$561,465	27	994	62
University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	Pub	Southeastern Conference	$1,396,160	28	25,633	64
University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	Pub	Big South Conference	$503,723	31	4,739	27
Winthrop University	SC	Pub	Big South Conference	$562,920	22	4,331	44
Wofford College	SC	Pri	Southern Conference	$720,200	32	1,653	82
Belmont University	TN	Pri	Ohio Valley Conference	$861,957	27	6,367	60
East Tennessee State University	TN	Pub	Southern Conference	$532,622	27	9,533	30
Lipscomb University	TN	Pri	Atlantic Sun Conference	$1,279,633	29	2,738	57
University of Memphis	TN	Pub	American Athletic Conference	$848,101	25	12,064	28
Houston Baptist University	TX	Pri	Southland Conference	$746,429	27	1,876	30
Southern Methodist University	TX	Pri	American Athletic Conference	$2,129,826	34	6,273	72
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	Pub	Western Athletic Conference	$616,860	25	19,128	22
University of the Incarnate Word	TX	Pri	Southland Conference	$729,448	28	4,103	26
Utah State University	UT	Pub	Mountain West Conference	$139,407	41	17,393	28
Utah Valley University	UT	Pub	Western Athletic Conference	$821,184	31	19,261	13
University of Vermont	VT	Pub	America East	$862,890	33	10,434	65
College of William and Mary	VA	Pub	Colonial Athletic Association	$666,481	27	6,300	85
George Mason University	VA	Pub	Atlantic 10 Conference	$904,241	32	21,213	50
James Madison University	VA	Pub	Colonial Athletic Association	$1,203,745	33	18,881	69
Liberty University	VA	Pri	Big South Conference	$957,479	28	27,401	32
Longwood University	VA	Pub	Big South Conference	$486,626	34	3,793	50
Old Dominion University	VA	Pub	Conference USA	$1,071,197	21	15,003	29
Radford University	VA	Pub	Big South Conference	$577,827	36	7,556	40
University of Virginia	VA	Pub	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,620,541	30	15,990	89
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Pub	Atlantic 10 Conference	$1,124,668	29	20,207	45
Virginia Military Institute	VA	Pub	Big South Conference	$260,941	28	1,685	67
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	Pub	Atlantic Coast Conference	$1,129,731	29	27,180	65
Gonzaga University	WA	Pri	West Coast Conference	$1,252,227	30	5,237	75
Seattle University	WA	Pri	Western Athletic Conference	$1,039,536	30	4,469	61
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	Pub	Pacific-12 Conference	$2,042,556	32	29,496	66
Marshall University	WV	Pub	Conference USA	$887,393	28	7,460	27
West Virginia University	WV	Pub	Big Twelve Conference	$1,099,647	30	19,568	39
Marquette University	WI	Pri	Big East Conference	$1,456,612	31	8,121	64
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	Pub	Horizon League	$539,262	21	4,861	33
University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	Pub	Big Ten Conference	$1,861,282	29	29,375	62
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	Pub	Horizon League	$749,364	32	18,137	19