Northern Illinois University Women’s Soccer

Programme details

Division

Division I

Conference

Horizon League

Location

DeKalb, IL

Institution

Public

Enrollment

Not published

Squad (2026)

27 players

Leaving next summer

5 players

Squad composition

How the 27-player squad breaks down by position, as published by NIU for 2026-27. Players listed at two positions are counted at both, since they provide cover in either.

• Goalkeepers3
• Defenders10
• Midfielders8
• Forwards6

Who is leaving, and when

5 of the 27 are in their final year, so on current form that many places open up next summer — 19% of the squad. A redshirt year does not change this: a redshirt senior leaves when a senior does.

Going by position: 2 midfielders, 1 goalkeeper, 1 defender, 1 forward.

• Freshman7

  3 defenders2 midfielders1 goalkeeper1 forward

• Sophomore11

  4 defenders3 midfielders3 forwards1 goalkeeper

• Junior4

  2 defenders1 midfielder1 forward

• Senior (final year)3

  2 midfielders1 forward

• Graduate (final year)2

  1 goalkeeper1 defender

Final-year groups are shown in amber. A player listed at two positions is counted under each of them, since they provide cover in either, so the positions on a row can total more than the row itself. Redshirt players are counted in the year they are listed for, of which there are 4.

Recent results

Overall record across the last 3 seasons. Soccer is a fall sport, so each season runs from August to a championship in December of the year shown. The NCAA files them by academic year, so the 2025 season appears as 2025-26 on its own site.

Contact the programme

Coaching staff and recruiting details are published on the official athletics site.