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● NCAA Division I · 2024-2025

NCAA Division I softballevery program, ranked

All 305 programs by spending per player, with roster size and coaching staff. The biggest roster is Howard University (35).

#ProgramRosterSpend / playerCoaches
1Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX23$56,4904
2University of WashingtonSeattle, WA20$54,9944
3Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL21$54,3873
4Clemson UniversityClemson, SC23$52,5004
5University of FloridaGainesville, FL25$51,9844
6University of MissouriColumbia, MO25$48,9034
7Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA22$47,2794
8University of OklahomaNorman, OK22$47,1834
9Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX31$45,7544
10University of OregonEugene, OR23$44,9634
11University of ArizonaTucson, AZ22$44,1754
12University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR22$42,1454
13Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS22$41,1254
14University of GeorgiaAthens, GA21$40,9394
15UCLALos Angeles, CA23$40,8974
16Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK25$40,5534
17Notre DameNotre Dame, IN21$39,2183
18University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN29$38,9514
19University of KentuckyLexington, KY21$38,7734
20University of NebraskaLincoln, NE27$37,4884
21Duke UniversityDurham, NC20$37,3884
22University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL21$36,8364
23Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA26$35,6924
24Stanford UniversityStanford, CA22$35,1334
25Ole MissUniversity, MS26$34,7554
26University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX20$34,4104
27Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL25$34,1784
28University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN20$32,0284
29Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN24$31,9284
30Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PA21$31,5844
31Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH22$31,1964
32University of KansasLawrence, KS23$30,9324
33University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC20$30,7754
34UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA23$30,3684
35Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ20$29,3894
36Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ20$29,1804
37Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS21$28,7934
38UConnStorrs, CT19$28,6894
39University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI25$28,4954
40Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT25$28,3704
41University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL22$28,3554
42University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC27$28,3304
43University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA23$27,6954
44Baylor UniversityWaco, TX27$27,1814
45San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA24$24,8233
46University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT21$23,9004
47University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA25$23,7424
48Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA24$23,6544
49Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA26$23,3844
50UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC26$23,3754
51Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN19$23,0704
52Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL20$23,0494
53University of MarylandCollege Park, MD20$22,9873
54University of IowaIowa City, IA26$22,9825
55Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI24$21,8114
56Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE22$21,4643
57Boise State UniversityBoise, ID24$21,1524
58Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL24$20,5374
59Georgia TechAtlanta, GA25$20,5164
60University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA25$19,9314
61University of North TexasDenton, TX22$19,8854
62University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV20$19,7043
63Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA20$19,6693
64Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV23$19,6563
65Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA21$19,6133
66Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY20$19,1964
67University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY22$19,1534
68Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA27$19,0224
69University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX23$18,8364
70Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY15$18,7214
71Utah State UniversityLogan, UT25$18,6754
72Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA19$18,6263
73Utah Valley UniversityOrem, UT21$18,0884
74Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL19$18,0773
75NC State UniversityRaleigh, NC24$17,3834
76Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR22$16,9754
77New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM23$16,8113
78Cal State FullertonFullerton, CA22$16,7536
79Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, CA27$16,7504
80Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ22$16,7443
81University of South FloridaTampa, FL27$16,6813
82East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC23$16,6253
83Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ26$16,6155
84University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI27$16,5243
85Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO17$16,2343
86Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX26$16,1624
87Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL20$16,0774
88University of HawaiiHonolulu, HI27$15,8584
89Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY18$15,7423
90Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO25$15,6804
91UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA25$15,6593
92Fordham UniversityBronx, NY19$15,6543
93Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL22$15,4753
94Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY23$15,4674
95Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL18$15,4313
96University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA16$15,2613
97University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL22$15,2274
98University of MemphisMemphis, TN33$15,1854
99Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ18$15,0754
100Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY18$15,0582
101James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA25$14,9664
102University of HoustonHouston, TX22$14,8864
103Boston UniversityBoston, MA20$14,8743
104University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL27$14,7994
105Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY18$14,7494
106North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND21$14,5704
107St. John's UniversityQueens, NY23$14,3563
108California State University-FresnoFresno, CA29$14,2944
109Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC24$14,2034
110Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN25$14,1723
111Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX21$14,0313
112University of DaytonDayton, OH19$13,9414
113Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, UT23$13,7575
114Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA21$13,7254
115Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX23$13,6874
116UMass AmherstAmherst, MA18$13,5103
117UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA21$13,4644
118Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL23$13,4554
119Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA20$13,4383
120University of South AlabamaMobile, AL26$13,2234
121College of CharlestonCharleston, SC27$13,1334
122Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH19$13,0723
123Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO23$13,0294
124Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TX30$13,0243
125University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX25$12,9814
126University of MaineOrono, ME21$12,9553
127Cal State Long BeachLong Beach, CA26$12,6704
128Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA25$12,5233
129University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LA21$12,5123
130Idaho State UniversityPocatello, ID24$12,4944
131Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL22$12,3984
132Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA17$12,2194
133UABBirmingham, AL27$12,2084
134Mercer UniversityMacon, GA25$12,1673
135Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ18$12,1522
136Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI24$12,1383
137Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY18$11,8723
138Providence CollegeProvidence, RI23$11,8643
139University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND34$11,8543
140Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY22$11,7553
141Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC25$11,7214
142University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE23$11,5533
143DePaul UniversityChicago, IL20$11,5153
144Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC22$11,4594
145University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL23$11,2663
146Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI23$11,2604
147Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH18$11,2432
148Weber State UniversityOgden, UT25$11,2134
149UTEPEl Paso, TX23$11,1274
150George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA23$11,0754
151UNLVLas Vegas, NV21$11,0323
152Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN21$11,0264
153Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY18$10,9994
154Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY19$10,9623
155California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA28$10,9525
156University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM28$10,9354
157Longwood UniversityFarmville, VA20$10,9183
158Brown UniversityProvidence, RI21$10,8953
159Ohio UniversityAthens, OH21$10,8064
160George Washington UniversityWashington, DC21$10,7563
161Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA18$10,6884
162University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA18$10,6243
163San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA21$10,5994
164Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA18$10,5832
165Portland State UniversityPortland, OR24$10,5513
166Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA21$10,5184
167University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI23$10,5044
168Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC24$10,4444
169North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC22$10,4173
170Cal State NorthridgeNorthridge, CA28$10,3873
171Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH20$10,3364
172University of the PacificStockton, CA27$10,2803
173UC DavisDavis, CA22$10,2524
174California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA28$10,1478
175University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA23$10,1404
176Kent State University at KentKent, OH17$10,1383
177Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX26$10,0783
178Belmont UniversityNashville, TN22$10,0613
179Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, UT20$9,7983
180Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT22$9,7024
181Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA19$9,6183
182Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN25$9,5973
183Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN20$9,5834
184The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN27$9,5703
185University of ToledoToledo, OH24$9,5483
186University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD17$9,3334
187Stetson UniversityDeLand, FL20$9,3024
188University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC28$9,2734
189Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL23$9,1623
190University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY23$9,1553
191University of South DakotaVermillion, SD23$9,1115
192University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA22$8,9934
193Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY19$8,9053
194Murray State UniversityMurray, KY22$8,9024
195Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI24$8,9014
196Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT27$8,7143
197University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS30$8,6965
198Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL24$8,6943
199Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY20$8,6053
200Hampton UniversityHampton, VA19$8,5923
201Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO22$8,4863
202University of Central ArkansasConway, AR28$8,4844
203Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD25$8,4643
204California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA23$8,4563
205Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL22$8,4473
206University of TulsaTulsa, OK22$8,4104
207Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA24$8,3664
208University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA27$8,3193
209Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN18$8,3073
210University of DelawareNewark, DE24$8,3024
211Elon UniversityElon, NC22$8,2754
212Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH21$8,2702
213University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC21$8,2534
214Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC20$8,1073
215Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KY22$8,1054
216East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TX23$7,9152
217Troy UniversityTroy, AL29$7,9044
218Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA22$7,9044
219Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL22$7,8943
220St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, NY22$7,8214
221Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI22$7,6374
222Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT25$7,6033
223Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX25$7,5894
224Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN22$7,5824
225Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA19$7,5233
226Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA22$7,5193
227University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO26$7,4764
228University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, WI26$7,4723
229Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN24$7,4252
230Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA23$7,4224
231College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA18$7,3043
232Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC22$7,2784
233Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN19$7,2403
234Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN24$7,2373
235Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD22$7,1854
236South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD32$7,1414
237University of AkronAkron, OH25$7,1053
238Radford UniversityRadford, VA21$7,0753
239Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS22$7,0612
240Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL21$7,0424
241Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY21$7,0403
242Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX27$7,0324
243Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY28$7,0153
244Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY25$6,8933
245University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD22$6,7923
246University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL26$6,7203
247Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN27$6,6443
248University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO27$6,6362
249Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY16$6,5562
250University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN23$6,5475
251University at AlbanyAlbany, NY20$6,5054
252Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA24$6,4834
253Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC23$6,4734
254Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA23$6,3862
255UC RiversideRiverside, CA24$6,3743
256Towson UniversityTowson, MD24$6,3554
257Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA28$6,2825
258South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC25$6,1622
259Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT23$6,0854
260Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, NY24$6,0763
261Charleston Southern UniversityNorth Charleston, SC22$5,9133
262Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA24$5,9033
263Furman UniversityGreenville, SC22$5,8773
264Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA22$5,8633
265Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA19$5,7664
266Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA25$5,6613
267Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL22$5,5904
268Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY29$5,5083
269Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, NJ26$5,4843
270Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT29$5,2892
271Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA25$5,2324
272Houston Christian UniversityHouston, TX21$5,1763
273University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, TX22$5,1384
274Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO23$5,1313
275Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ16$4,9833
276University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC24$4,9303
277The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN21$4,8204
278University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI31$4,5793
279Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC25$4,5063
280University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN24$4,4813
281Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ22$4,3832
282East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN31$4,3233
283Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY29$4,1335
284Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD14$3,7922
285Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS19$3,7532
286Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX33$3,6973
287Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA27$3,6073
288Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX25$3,4331
289North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC20$3,4294
290Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC20$3,3212
291Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IN21$3,0344
292Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL27$2,8463
293California State University-SacramentoSacramento, CA26$2,8443
294Delaware State UniversityDover, DE29$1,8903
295Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS26$1,6932
296The University of MontanaMissoula, MT21$1,3624
297Howard UniversityWashington, DC35$1,1573
298Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL31$1,0193
299Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH25$9773
300McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA25$9443
301Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL24$9162
302University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR24$7192
303Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL21$6662
304Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY26$4404
305Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA31$2932

Linked programs have a full scouting report; more are added every week. Spending is operating expenses per participant (travel, equipment, game day), as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

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Sources

U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA), reporting year 2024-2025, as reported by each institution. Sport Fund is not affiliated with any program listed.