Men’s Soccer Colleges in California

California has 53 NCAA men’s soccer programmes across 12 conferences — 22 in Division I, 21 in Division II and 10 in Division III.

The median squad carries 32 players. 1 of these programmes carries 25 or fewer, which is where a place is usually easier to win. 12 have won 60% or more of their matches across the seasons on record.

Squad figures are from the 2025 season as published by each programme. Win percentages cover 2023–2025, which are complete seasons — the season in progress is not counted until it ends.


Azusa Pacific	II	Pacific West Conference	Azusa	32	0.4103 seasons
Biola	II	Pacific West Conference	La Mirada	32	0.4433 seasons
Cal Lutheran	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Thousand Oaks	42	0.4023 seasons
Cal Poly	I	Big West Conference	San Luis Obispo	31	0.5273 seasons
Cal Poly Humboldt	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Arcata	32	0.3213 seasons
Cal Poly Pomona	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Pomona	34	0.6973 seasons
Cal St. Dom. Hills	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Carson	32	0.6033 seasons
Cal St. East Bay	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Hayward	31	0.4913 seasons
Cal St. Fullerton	I	Big West Conference	Fullerton	34	0.5833 seasons
Cal St. Monterey Bay	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Seaside	34	0.5653 seasons
Cal St. San Marcos	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	San Marcos	31	0.4573 seasons
Cal State LA	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Arcata	30	0.7423 seasons
California	I	Atlantic Coast Conference	Berkeley	32	0.5093 seasons
California Baptist	I	Western Athletic Conference	Riverside	28	0.5633 seasons
Caltech	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Pasadena	28	0.4803 seasons
Chapman	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Orange	37	0.4823 seasons
Chico St.	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Chico	34	0.6363 seasons
Claremont-M-S	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Claremont	33	0.5923 seasons
CSU Bakersfield	I	Big West Conference	Bakersfield	28	0.4513 seasons
CSUN	I	Big West Conference	Northridge	33	0.4253 seasons
CSUSB	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	San Bernardino	34	0.5453 seasons
CUI	II	Pacific West Conference	Irvine	29	0.5002 of 3
Dominican (CA)	II	Pacific West Conference	San Rafael	33	0.4603 seasons
Fresno Pacific	II	Pacific West Conference(California Collegiate Athletic Association in 2026)	Fresno	36	0.4543 seasons
Jessup	II	Pacific West Conference	Rocklin	33	0.3092 of 3
La Verne	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	La Verne	32	0.4293 seasons
LMU (CA)	I	West Coast Conference	Los Angeles	28	0.5183 seasons
Menlo	II	Pacific West Conference(California Collegiate Athletic Association in 2026)	Atherton	39	0.6863 seasons
Occidental	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Los Angeles	33	0.6753 seasons
Pacific	I	West Coast Conference	Stockton	28	0.3942 of 3
Point Loma	II	Pacific West Conference	San Diego	28	0.7293 seasons
Pomona-Pitzer	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Claremont	34	0.4903 seasons
Redlands	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Redlands	33	0.6703 seasons
Sacramento St.	I	Big Sky Conference	Sacramento	28	0.3153 seasons
Saint Mary's (CA)	I	West Coast Conference	Moraga	28	0.3803 seasons
San Diego	I	West Coast Conference	San Diego	37	0.7503 seasons
San Diego St.	I	Mountain West Conference	San Diego	27	0.5193 seasons
San Francisco	I	West Coast Conference	San Francisco	30	0.5883 seasons
San Jose St.	I	Mountain West Conference	San Jose	31	0.5343 seasons
Santa Clara	I	West Coast Conference	Santa Clara	30	0.4803 seasons
Stanford	I	Atlantic Coast Conference	Stanford	27	0.6753 seasons
Stanislaus St.	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Turlock	29	0.5893 seasons
UC Davis	I	Big West Conference	Davis	29	0.5083 seasons
UC Irvine	I	Big West Conference	Irvine	25	0.5753 seasons
UC Merced	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Merced	33	0.3752 of 3
UC Riverside	I	Big West Conference	Riverside	29	0.3733 seasons
UC San Diego	I	Big West Conference	La Jolla	31	0.3243 seasons
UC Santa Barbara	I	Big West Conference	Santa Barbara	32	0.5893 seasons
UC Santa Cruz	III	Coast to Coast Athletic Conference	Santa Cruz	28	0.6003 seasons
UCLA	I	Big Ten Conference	Los Angeles	28	0.5713 seasons
Vanguard	II	Pacific West Conference	Costa Mesa	33	0.6212 of 3
Westmont	II	Pacific West Conference	Santa Barbara	32	0.5753 seasons
Whittier	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Whittier	38	0.4383 seasons

By division in California

Division III awards no athletic scholarships, which is not the same as no money — most of its players receive academic or need-based aid.

22 Division I programmes
21 Division II programmes
10 Division III programmes

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