Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama State University Softball
Montgomery, AL · the Hornets · Alabama State University overview
27
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 25
$537k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$19,880
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
953
APR
93% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Alabama State University fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $536,765, well below the median of $1.1M — $19,880 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 2 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 953, about the median of 989, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,551,228 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,764 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#280Team budgetof 305 · Division I#288Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#280APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$536,765 for the year
- Operating expenses$76,841 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,880 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate953 multi-year; 942 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,551,228 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,764 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$58,757 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Camise Patterson | Head Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jane'a Mobley | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kiana Parrish | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Angelica Brown | Assistant Softball Coach | not on file |
| Jaeda Gardner | Graduate Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →3,322undergraduates · 3,870 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 5,346 applicants
SAT middle 50%865 – 1069
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 30%
Softball
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2527
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate953
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $536,765 $19,880 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,551,228
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $58,757
Cost
Full picture →$13,504net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,248 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →12%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Alabama State University
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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,504 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 12%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,322Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 1 | 23 | $248k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 7 | 19 | $531k | — | 93% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 35 | 26 | $302k | — | 31% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 44 | 29 | $1.1M | 1000 | 93% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 50 | 25 | $3.7M | 981 | 50% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 24 | $398k | — | 54% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 80 | 23 | $374k | — | 99% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 21 | $945k | 989 | 82% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 84 | 27 | $1.1M | 997 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 85 | 22 | $281k | — | — | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 86 | 21 | $104k | — | 63% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 93 | 21 | $3.9M | 997 | 76% |
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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