Northwestern University Women’s Soccer

Programme details

Division

Division I

Conference

Big Ten Conference

Location

Evanston, IL

Institution

Private

Enrollment

Not published

Squad (2026)

27 players

Leaving next summer

7 players

Squad composition

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

• Goalkeepers3
• Defenders10 (6)
• Midfielders10 (5)
• Forwards9 (8)

5 players are listed at two positions; the figure in brackets counts only single-position players.

Who is leaving, and when

7 of the 27 are in their final year, so on current form that many places open up next summer — 26% of the squad. A redshirt year does not change this: a redshirt senior leaves when a senior does.

Going by position: 3 forwards, 2 midfielders, 1 goalkeeper, 1 defender.

• Freshman7

  4 midfielders3 defenders1 goalkeeper1 forward

• Sophomore7

  3 defenders2 midfielders2 forwards1 goalkeeper

• Junior6

  3 defenders3 forwards2 midfielders

• Senior (final year)7

  3 forwards2 midfielders1 goalkeeper1 defender

• Graduate (final year)0

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.

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.