Schools in the U.S. with the most soccer players

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Here are the most popular states for college soccer, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Most Popular States for College Soccer

Rank
State
Schools with teams (#)
Athletes (#)
1
CA
166
8,031
2
NY
144
6,878
3
PA
119
5,612
4
IL
77
3,650
5
TX
82
3,635
6
MA
63
3,179
7
OH
58
3,089
8
NC
44
2,435
9
MO
45
2,318
10
IA
37
2,132
11
FL
41
2,091
12
NJ
43
2,059
13
MI
41
1,957
14
IN
35
1,913
15
VA
35
1,856
16
GA
39
1,776
17
KS
37
1,737
18
WI
33
1,725
19
WA
37
1,592
20
SC
29
1,550
21
TN
31
1,449
22
MN
35
1,427
23
OK
27
1,235
24
KY
24
1,218
25
MD
28
1,194
26
OR
26
1,174
27
CT
19
999
28
CO
20
976
29
MS
22
941
30
WV
17
921
31
AL
22
862
32
AZ
18
792
33
NE
16
781
34
ME
17
771
35
AR
14
588
36
NH
11
582
37
UT
10
530
38
VT
11
500
39
RI
9
474
40
LA
13
469
41
DC
8
366
42
SD
10
315
43
MT
5
259
44
NM
5
250
45
ID
6
237
46
DE
5
227
47
ND
5
201
48
WY
5
200
49
NV
4
191
50
HI
4
184

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