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College soccer in North Carolina

77 college soccer programs play in North Carolina: 41 women’s and 36 men’s — 31 in D1, 21 in D2, 20 in D3 and 5 in the NAIA. Each is listed below with its conference and the size of its 2026-27 roster.

Programs
77
Median roster
29
Players listed
2,285

Rosters: the 76 confirmed squads for this season, read from each school’s own site between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

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NCAA Division I

31 programs · 17 women’s · 14 men’s

Players: the 2026-27 roster as the school publishes it, where we could confirm it is this season’s. → a Startline page with the class-year breakdown · ↗ the school’s own site: its roster page, or its team or athletics page where the roster link did not check out.

D1 women's soccer in North Carolina →D1 men's soccer in North Carolina →Every D1 program in the country →

NCAA Division II

21 programs · 11 women’s · 10 men’s

D2 women's soccer in North Carolina →D2 men's soccer in North Carolina →Every D2 program in the country →

NCAA Division III

20 programs · 11 women’s · 9 men’s

D3 women's soccer in North Carolina →D3 men's soccer in North Carolina →Every D3 program in the country →

NAIA

5 programs · 2 women’s · 3 men’s

Every NAIA program in the country →

Players from North Carolina

Where North Carolina players go

1,421 players from North Carolina are on a published college soccer roster, and 55% of them play for a school inside North Carolina.

Out of state, the most common destinations are Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

For scale: 23,982 students played high-school soccer in North Carolina in 2024-25.

Counted off the hometowns listed on college rosters (read Sep 11, 2026; the 2026-27 squad for most programs, last season’s where a school had not posted a new one). A headcount of who is playing, not a rate — no one publishes how many of a state’s high-school players go on. High-school figure: NFHS participation survey, 2024-25. NFHS survey (PDF).

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How many college soccer programs are in North Carolina?

77 programs — 41 women’s and 36 men’s, NCAA and NAIA: 31 in D1, 21 in D2, 20 in D3 and 5 in the NAIA.

Do soccer players from North Carolina stay in state for college?

55% of the 1,421 players from North Carolina on a published college roster play for a school inside North Carolina; the most common destinations outside it are Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee. Counted off roster hometowns, read Sep 11, 2026.

How big are college soccer rosters in North Carolina?

The median is 29 players, across the 76 rosters we have read and could confirm are 2026-27 squads. The smallest is Warren Wilson College’s, at 19; the largest is Belmont Abbey College’s, at 52. Roster size is not the number of spots a program recruits each year; how many graduate at each position is what decides that.

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A list of the programs in North Carolina is the same for every family. Which of them fit your player — level, position, grad year and grades — and which have room at your position is what the free list scores.

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