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Best D3 Women's Soccer Programs in California, Ranked by Resources
Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 11 D3 women's Soccer programs in California by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.
with an average operating budget of $63,838, and rosters of about 29 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.
Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
11
Avg. Op. Budget
$63,838
Top programs
Showing 11 of 11 programs.
Rank
Program
Aid/Athlete
Op. Budget
Recruiting
1
1. University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$168,615
Recruiting
$6,049
2
2. California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$163,830
Recruiting
$7,880
3
3. Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$46,253
Recruiting
$4,541
4
4. University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$43,051
Recruiting
$5,010
5
5. Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$38,313
Recruiting
$3,666
6
6. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$38,313
Recruiting
$3,666
7
7. University of La Verne
La Verne, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$35,923
Recruiting
N/A
8
8. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$71,211
Recruiting
$3,351
9
9. Whittier College
Whittier, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$52,464
Recruiting
$1,340
10
10. California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$18,703
Recruiting
$3,652
11
11. Chapman University
Orange, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$25,545
Recruiting
$793
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