Women’s Soccer Colleges in California

California has 58 NCAA women’s soccer programmes across 10 conferences — 26 in Division I, 21 in Division II and 11 in Division III.

The median squad carries 29 players. 5 of these programmes carry 25 or fewer, which is where a place is usually easier to win. 19 have won 60% or more of their matches across the seasons on record. Across the state 372 players are in their final year, so that many places open up next summer.

Squad figures are from the 2026 season as published by each programme on its own athletics site. Win percentages cover 2023–2025, which are complete seasons — the season in progress is not counted until it ends.


Azusa Pacific	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Azusa	27	8	0.6793 seasons
Biola	II	Pacific West Conference	La Mirada	30	5	0.4133 seasons
Cal Lutheran	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Thousand Oaks	34	7	0.7943 seasons
Cal Poly	I	Big West Conference	San Luis Obispo	33	6	0.5243 seasons
Cal Poly Humboldt	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Arcata	29	4	0.5823 seasons
Cal Poly Pomona	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Pomona	35	4	0.8093 seasons
Cal St. Dom. Hills	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Carson	28	3	0.3023 seasons
Cal St. East Bay	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Hayward	24	6	0.5363 seasons
Cal St. Fullerton	I	Big West Conference	Fullerton	28	6	0.5833 seasons
Cal St. Monterey Bay	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Seaside	30	7	0.4633 seasons
Cal St. San Marcos	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	San Marcos	33	7	0.6003 seasons
Cal State LA	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Los Angeles	33	10	0.6143 seasons
California	I	Atlantic Coast Conference	Berkeley	30	9	0.6103 seasons
California Baptist	I	Big West Conference	Riverside	28	7	0.6053 seasons
Caltech	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Pasadena	17	8	0.1563 seasons
Chapman	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Orange	39	8	0.4813 seasons
Chico St.	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Chico	33	5	0.5703 seasons
CMS	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Claremont	34	11	0.6583 seasons
CSU Bakersfield	I	Big West Conference	Bakersfield	30	3	0.4153 seasons
CSUN	I	Big West Conference	Northridge	25	2	0.3533 seasons
CSUSB	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	San Bernardino	39	13	0.5283 seasons
CUI	II	Pacific West Conference	Irvine	27	8	0.7553 seasons
Dominican (CA)	II	Pacific West Conference	San Rafael	38	11	0.4913 seasons
Fresno Pacific	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Fresno	34	8	0.3103 seasons
Fresno St.	I	Pac-12 Conference	Fresno	28	4	0.4563 seasons
Jessup	II	Pacific West Conference	Rocklin	22	1	0.2331 of 3
La Verne	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	La Verne	27	6	0.3803 seasons
LMU (CA)	I	West Coast Conference	Los Angeles	30	9	0.5003 seasons
Long Beach St.	I	Big West Conference	Long Beach	29	7	0.4823 seasons
Menlo	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Atherton	43	5	—
Occidental	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Los Angeles	27	6	0.4133 seasons
Pacific	I	West Coast Conference	Stockton	29	5	0.3283 seasons
Pepperdine	I	West Coast Conference	Malibu	27	3	0.6333 seasons
Point Loma	II	Pacific West Conference	San Diego	28	5	0.7793 seasons
Pomona-Pitzer	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Claremont	34	6	0.8333 seasons
Redlands	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Redlands	26	5	0.2553 seasons
Sacramento St.	I	Big West Conference	Sacramento	27	2	0.3953 seasons
Saint Mary's (CA)	I	West Coast Conference	Moraga	31	6	0.6393 seasons
San Diego	I	West Coast Conference	San Diego	29	7	0.2733 seasons
San Diego St.	I	Pac-12 Conference	San Diego	25	4	0.6393 seasons
San Fran. St.	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	San Francisco	28	1	0.1943 seasons
San Francisco	I	West Coast Conference	San Francisco	26	7	0.3433 seasons
San Jose St.	I	Mountain West Conference	San Jose	28	4	0.2143 seasons
Santa Clara	I	West Coast Conference	Santa Clara	26	8	0.6643 seasons
Southern California	I	Big Ten Conference	Los Angeles	29	7	0.6953 seasons
Stanford	I	Atlantic Coast Conference	Stanford	29	3	0.8363 seasons
Stanislaus St.	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Turlock	29	8	0.5853 seasons
UC Davis	I	Mountain West Conference	Davis	28	8	0.5173 seasons
UC Irvine	I	Big West Conference	Irvine	32	4	0.5323 seasons
UC Merced	II	California Collegiate Athletic Association	Merced	42	9	—
UC Riverside	I	Big West Conference	Riverside	31	7	0.1883 seasons
UC San Diego	I	Big West Conference	La Jolla	28	9	0.3843 seasons
UC Santa Barbara	I	Big West Conference	Santa Barbara	33	10	0.5463 seasons
UC Santa Cruz	III	Coast to Coast Athletic Conference	Santa Cruz	33	11	0.6203 seasons
UCLA	I	Big Ten Conference	Los Angeles	28	5	0.7663 seasons
Vanguard	II	Pacific West Conference	Costa Mesa	32	6	0.4691 of 3
Westmont	II	Pacific West Conference	Santa Barbara	31	6	0.4803 seasons
Whittier	III	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Whittier	34	12	0.5223 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.

26 Division I programmes
21 Division II programmes
11 Division III programmes

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