Rutgers University Newark Men's Soccer Recruiting

Start with Jim McElderry, the head coach. Rutgers University Newark carries a larger men's soccer staff, with 2 associate head coaches, 7 assistant coaches and one goalkeeper coach listed beside the head coach. On staffs this size recruiting is usually split, so address the head coach and include the assistant most likely to run recruiting.

As general context, NCAA Division III schools do not award athletic scholarships. Aid at D3 schools comes through academic merit and need based packages, and D3 coaches often recruit later in the cycle than D1 programs. Rutgers University Newark sits in the middle of its division by Massey rank, which is where well prepared club players who reach out early tend to find real conversations.

Rutgers University Newark is a public mid sized school on an urban campus with about 7,709 undergraduates. At a mid sized school the men's soccer staff typically works with admissions but does not control it, so have your transcript ready when a coach asks. The acceptance rate is 78.7 percent, and the middle SAT range is 1310 to 1500, so include your grades and any test scores in the first message.

Inkbound has verified email addresses for 11 of the 12 coaches listed for Rutgers University Newark men's soccer and drafts the introduction after signup, sent from your own Gmail so replies come back to you. Put your graduation year, club, and position in the subject line so the men's staff can sort your message quickly.

Massey Ratings place Rutgers University Newark men's soccer at 129 by Massey Ratings (122 of 344 ranked programs in our database) among ranked programs in NCAA Division III men's soccer. That places it ahead of roughly 65 percent of ranked programs in the division, comfortably in the upper part of the table.

Inkbound labels the program Mid tier. Ranked between the 35th and 70th percentile of Massey rated programs in its division and gender. For a typical recruit that means a realistic target for solid club level players who reach out early and follow up. Staffs in this band are often still building a class into the senior year.

Inkbound's composite strength score for the program is 55 out of 100, where higher means stronger recent results relative to other NCAA Division III men's programs.

The official Rutgers University Newark men's soccer roster is published by the athletics department and is the source for current players, positions, and hometowns.

Inkbound tracks the coaching staff, division, conference, and rating data for this program. Roster composition and class year needs come from the school, so ask the staff directly about openings in your position.

In 2025 the team finished with eleven wins, nine losses and two ties.