List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team

The NWSL became the first major professional sports league in the United States to eliminate the draft system.

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.

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.

[3][5][6][7][8] 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).

Boston College's Kristie Mewis has scored for a joint-record five different NWSL teams.
BYU's Ashley Hatch (right) was named 2017 NWSL Rookie of the Year and won the Golden Boot in 2021.
Clemson's Kailen Sheridan was named to the NWSL Best XI in 2021.
Quinn was the first of a record-equalling six Duke players selected in the 2018 NWSL Draft.
Florida's Erika Tymrak was named NWSL Rookie of the Year in the inaugural season.
Cheyna Williams was one of a record-equalling three first-round draft picks for FSU in 2016.
In 2017, Margaret Purce became the first Harvard player to be selected in an NWSL Draft..
In 2016, Leah Galton became the first Hofstra player to be selected in an NWSL Draft.
Crystal Dunn running with a soccer ball at her feet.
Crystal Dunn was the first of two North Carolina Tar Heels to be selected first overall. She was named NWSL MVP in 2015 .
Notre Dame's Mandy Laddish was a two-time NWSL Champion with FC Kansas City .
Selected sixth overall in 2013, Oklahoma's Adrianna Franch is the only goalkeeper in NWSL history to be drafted in the first round.
Penn State's Raquel Rodríguez was named NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2016.
In 2022, St. John's' Zsanett Kaján became the first Hungarian to be selected in an NWSL Draft.
Selected first overall in 2018, Andi Sullivan was the first in a string of three consecutive #1 picks out of Stanford.
In 2020, UCF's Konya Plummer became the first Jamaican-born player to be selected in an NWSL Draft.
Zakiya Bywaters wearing a blue and white Chicago Red Stars jersey.
UCLA's Zakiya Bywaters was the first overall selection in the first NWSL College Draft .
In 2021, Sydney Schneider became the first player to be drafted out of UNC Wilmington.
Virginia's Emily Sonnett was selected first overall in 2016, one year after college teammate Morgan Brian also went at #1.
Rose Lavelle waving to fans.
Rose Lavelle , selected first overall in 2017, is Wisconsin's only first-round pick.