The following is a list of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draftees by college soccer team.
Composed of four rounds, the NWSL Draft was a mechanism by which NWSL franchises are able to select college athletes from the NCAA and the NAIA who are in their senior season in college or have exhausted their collegiate eligibility. In total, 12 NWSL college drafts were held from the 2013 NWSL College Draft until the final 2024 NWSL Draft. In August 2024, the draft was abolished as part of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The NWSL became the first major professional sports league in the United States to eliminate the draft system.
In total there were 490 players from 101 different schools (100 colleges and one high school) selected in the NWSL College Draft. The North Carolina Tar Heels hold the all-time record for most players drafted with 27 players. 26 schools have had only one player selected. The most selections from one college team in a single draft is six, achieved three times: by the UCLA Bruins in 2015, Duke Blue Devils in 2018 and North Carolina Tar Heels in 2024. The Virginia Cavaliers and Stanford Cardinal remain the only teams to have players drafted in all 12 NWSL Drafts.
40 college teams have had at least one player drafted in the first round. Stanford Cardinal hold the all-time record for first-round picks with 12 in total. The most first-round picks from one college team in a single draft is three which has happened on six occasions: UCLA Bruins in 2015, Florida State Seminoles in both 2016 and 2023, USC Trojans in 2017, Stanford Cardinal in 2019 and North Carolina Tar Heels in 2024. Five colleges have produced first overall picks: Stanford Cardinal (4), North Carolina Tar Heels (3), Virginia Cavaliers (2), UCLA Bruins (1), and Wisconsin Badgers (1). In 2023, Alyssa Thompson became the first high school player selected in an NWSL Draft when she was taken first overall out of Harvard-Westlake School (1).
Alabama Crimson Tide
Arizona Wildcats
Arizona State Sun Devils
Arkansas Razorbacks
Auburn Tigers
Baylor Bears
Boston College Eagles
Boston University Terriers
Bowling Green Falcons
Butler Bulldogs
BYU Cougars
Cal State Fullerton Titans
California Golden Bears
Clemson Tigers
Colorado Buffaloes
Colorado College Tigers
Dayton Flyers
Denver Pioneers
DePaul Blue Demons
Duke Blue Devils
Florida Gators
Florida State Seminoles
Georgetown Hoyas
Georgia Bulldogs
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Grand Canyon Antelopes
Harvard Crimson
Hofstra Pride
Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois State Redbirds
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa State Cyclones
James Madison Dukes
Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas State Wildcats
Kentucky Wildcats
Long Beach State Beach
Louisville Cardinals
Loyola Ramblers
LSU Tigers
Marquette Golden Eagles
Maryland Terrapins
Memphis Tigers
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan State Spartans
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Missouri State Lady Bears
Missouri Tigers
NC State Wolfpack
Nebraska Cornhuskers
New Mexico Lobos
North Carolina Tar Heels
Northeastern Huskies
Northern Colorado Bears
Northwestern Wildcats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Ohio State Buckeyes
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Ole Miss Rebels
Oregon Ducks
Oregon State Beavers
Penn State Nittany Lions
Pepperdine Waves
Pittsburgh Panthers
Portland Pilots
Princeton Tigers
Purdue Boilermakers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Saint Mary's Gaels
San Francisco Dons
Santa Clara Broncos
Seattle Redhawks
South Carolina Gamecocks
South Florida Bulls
St. John's Red Storm
Stanford Cardinal
TCU Horned Frogs
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas Longhorns
Texas Tech Red Raiders
UC Irvine Anteaters
UCF Knights
UCLA Bruins
UConn Huskies
UNC Wilmington Seahawks
USC Trojans
Utah State Aggies
Utah Utes
Vanderbilt Commodores
Villanova Wildcats
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech Hokies
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Washington Huskies
Washington State Cougars
West Virginia Mountaineers
William & Mary Tribe
Wisconsin Badgers
Yale Bulldogs
Non-college athletes
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