Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama A&M University Softball
Normal, AL · the Bulldogs · Alabama A&M University overview
31
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 25
$487k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$15,724
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Alabama A&M University fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $487,461, well below the median of $1.1M — $15,724 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,895,018 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,613 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$487,461 for the year
- Operating expenses$31,575 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,724 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,895,018 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,613 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$52,365 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rufus Green head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,845undergraduates · 6,614 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 15,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%810 – 1060
ACT middle 50%14 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Softball
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2531
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $487,461 $15,725 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,895,018
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $52,365
Cost
Full picture →$14,064net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,024 in-state · $18,634 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 58 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,064 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,845Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.01 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 6 | 20 | $648k | — | 74% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 47 | 17 | $255k | — | 51% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 26 | $669k | 999 | 96% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 69 | 17 | $125k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 27 | $1M | 970 | 77% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 74 | 25 | $1.3M | 1000 | 68% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 23 | $1.3M | 967 | 76% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 86 | 23 | $245k | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 86 | 20 | $263k | — | 97% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 89 | 27 | $1.1M | 997 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 92 | 22 | $281k | — | — | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 92 | 21 | $945k | 989 | 82% |
Other softball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 19 | $833k | $43,847 | 946 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 27 | $537k | $19,880 | 953 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University at cap | 25 | $500k | $19,993 | 978 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 6 over cap | 31 | $487k | $15,724 | 985 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 8 over cap | 33 | $484k | $14,674 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 2 over cap | 27 | $449k | $16,635 | 963 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 31 | $441k | $14,236 | 937 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 1 over cap | 26 | $440k | $16,932 | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 3 | 22 | $397k | $18,048 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 24 | $362k | $15,102 | 983 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 21 | $335k | $15,964 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 6 | 19 | $234k | $12,319 | 986 | vs |
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