Division I · Southeastern Conference
Auburn University Softball
Auburn, AL · the Tigers · Auburn University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$3.7M
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$146,242
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Auburn University fields a softball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,656,064, well above the median of $1.1M — $146,242 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,415,182 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,819 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#16Team budgetof 305 · Division I#23Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#215APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,656,064 for the year
- Operating expenses$854,441 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$146,242 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,415,182 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,819 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,230,599 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Malveaux head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Malveaux | Co-Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryker Chason | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| DJ Sanders | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Garrett Siemek | Director of Softball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Savanna Parker | Director of Player Development | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →26,874undergraduates · 33,015 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 48,178 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,656,064 $146,243 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,415,182
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,230,599
Cost
Full picture →$24,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,536 in-state · $33,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.81violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Auburn 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,524 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 26,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.81 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 17 | 26 | $302k | — | 31% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 33 | 23 | $374k | — | 99% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 40 | 21 | $104k | — | 63% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 43 | 19 | $531k | — | 93% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 49 | 23 | $248k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 27 | $537k | 953 | 96% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 62 | 29 | $1.1M | 1000 | 93% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 71 | 27 | $569k | — | 49% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 18 | $310k | — | 77% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 86 | 23 | $1.3M | 967 | 76% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 24 | $398k | — | 54% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 93 | 20 | $200k | — | 63% |
Other softball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma room for 3 | 22 | $8.2M | $370,715 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4 over cap | 29 | $4.7M | $162,686 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap | 31 | $4.5M | $144,868 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 25 | $4.4M | $177,583 | 991 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 27 | $4M | $147,058 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 4 | 21 | $3.9M | $185,133 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 1 over cap | 26 | $3.9M | $148,256 | 989 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 1 over cap | 26 | $3.8M | $145,652 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,339 | 989 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,242 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 5 | 20 | $3.6M | $181,515 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 3 | 22 | $3.6M | $164,043 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 3 | 22 | $3.3M | $149,526 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Georgia room for 4 | 21 | $3.3M | $156,128 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 4 | 21 | $3.2M | $154,134 | 991 | vs |
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