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Best D3 Women's Soccer Programs, Ranked by Operating Budget
A program's operating budget shows how much it spends to run the team day to day — from travel and equipment to coaching staff. Below, we've ranked all 403 D3 women's Soccer programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across D3 women's Soccer programs is $46,204, with average recruiting spend around $3,693. Programs with larger budgets don't always offer more aid, but they tend to signal a higher level of institutional commitment.
Use this ranking to compare program spending, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
403
Avg. Op. Budget
$46,204
Avg. Recruiting
$3,693
Avg. Revenue
$157,309
Top programs
Showing 10 of 403 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Operating Budget
$282,921
Recruiting
$6,472
Revenue
$1,696,786
2
2. New York University
New York, NY
Operating Budget
$224,370
Recruiting
$17,606
Revenue
$467,421
3
3. University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Operating Budget
$168,615
Recruiting
$6,049
Revenue
$327,299
4
4. California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Operating Budget
$163,830
Recruiting
$7,880
Revenue
$356,973
5
5. Keene State College
Keene, NH
Operating Budget
$152,292
Recruiting
$3,991
Revenue
$248,004
6
6. Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Operating Budget
$146,715
Recruiting
$9,848
Revenue
$519,515
7
7. Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
Operating Budget
$141,208
Recruiting
$4,859
Revenue
$327,936
8
8. Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Operating Budget
$126,860
Recruiting
$4,833
Revenue
$296,441
9
9. University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Operating Budget
$126,799
Recruiting
$7,147
Revenue
$344,069
10
10. Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA
Operating Budget
$126,518
Recruiting
$2,353
Revenue
$277,311
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