Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alcorn State University Softball
Lorman, MS · the Braves · Alcorn State University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$397k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$18,048
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
972
APR
94% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Alcorn State University fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $397,070, well below the median of $1.1M — $18,048 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 972, about the median of 989, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $868,503 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,713 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#299Team budgetof 305 · Division I#289Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#252APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$397,070 for the year
- Operating expenses$155,351 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,048 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$868,503 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,713 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$45,319 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brianna Billie - Vinson | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Deyonce Lewis | 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 →2,432undergraduates · 2,894 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 7,511 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 998
ACT middle 50%15 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate972
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $397,070 $18,049 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $868,503
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $45,319
Cost
Full picture →$13,155net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,549
Campus safety
Full picture →1.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,155 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,432Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 57 | 18 | $645k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 26 | $440k | 986 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 64 | 18 | $162k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 23 | $296k | — | 53% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 71 | 21 | $903k | 987 | 75% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 27 | $449k | 963 | 50% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 99 | 21 | $1M | 971 | 73% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 101 | 26 | $3.8M | 982 | 74% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 31 | $441k | 937 | 24% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 102 | 28 | $839k | 979 | 94% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 113 | 30 | $958k | 978 | 99% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 115 | 19 | $530k | 987 | 94% |
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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