877,956
High school soccer participants
Boys and girls combined across schools reporting soccer in all 51 state associations.
National Federation of State High School Associations, 2024-25 school year ↗
U.S. Youth Soccer Data
U.S. youth soccer statistics.
High school and college participation figures for coaches, families, writers and organizations following the game.
Last updated August 18, 2026
At a glance
A large pathway, from school teams to college programs.
Soccer reached 877,956 high school participants in the 2024-25 school year. At the college level, NCAA soccer included 57,727 men’s and women’s athletes in 2023-24.
These figures are useful reference points for anyone writing about participation, player pathways and the scale of organized soccer in the United States.
High school soccer
Participation in 2024-25.
National high school figures are reported by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
484,908
Boys playing high school soccer
Soccer was the fourth-largest boys high school sport by participation.
National Federation of State High School Associations, 2024-25 school year ↗393,048
Girls playing high school soccer
Soccer was the third-largest girls high school sport by participation.
National Federation of State High School Associations, 2024-25 school year ↗25,485
High school soccer programs
12,969 boys programs and 12,516 girls programs reported nationwide.
National Federation of State High School Associations, 2024-25 school year ↗College soccer
NCAA participation in 2023-24.
These numbers cover NCAA Divisions I, II and III, not every college soccer program in the United States.
27,518
NCAA men’s soccer athletes
Across NCAA Divisions I, II and III.
National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2023-24 academic year ↗30,209
NCAA women’s soccer athletes
Across NCAA Divisions I, II and III.
National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2023-24 academic year ↗818
NCAA men’s soccer programs
Programs sponsoring men’s soccer across all three NCAA divisions.
National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2023-24 academic year ↗1,023
NCAA women’s soccer programs
Programs sponsoring women’s soccer across all three NCAA divisions.
National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2023-24 academic year ↗What the numbers show
There is no single youth soccer count.
Players can participate through clubs, schools, community programs and college teams, sometimes in more than one setting. This page deliberately uses two clearly defined participation systems, high school athletics and NCAA sports, rather than presenting them as a count of every youth soccer player in the country.
That distinction makes the figures more useful to quote. Each number on this page names the group it represents and links directly to the source report.
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Statistics are reproduced from the source reports listed below. High school figures cover the 2024-25 school year. NCAA figures cover the 2023-24 academic year. The page was last reviewed on August 18, 2026.
National Federation of State High School Associations2024-25 High School Athletics Participation Survey, 2024-25 school yearView source ↗National Collegiate Athletic Association2023-24 Sports Sponsorship and Participation Rates Report, 2023-24 academic yearView source ↗
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Iconz Experience. “U.S. Youth Soccer Statistics: High School and College.” Updated August 18, 2026. https://iconzexperience.com/youth-soccer-statistics
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