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Austin Peay State University Softball

Clarksville, TN · the Governors · Austin Peay State University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$816k
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$37,104
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Austin Peay State University fields a softball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $816,293, below the median of $1.1M — $37,104 per roster spot, lower half 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 994, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,024,708 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,124 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$816k
Spend per player$37,104
Roster size22
Coaching staff4
APR994

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$816,293 for the year
  • Operating expenses$166,814 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$37,104 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,024,708 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$12,124 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$138,519 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kassie Stanfill head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Faith CanfieldAssistant Coachnot on file
Ryan GreenwoodAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Bub FeringaDirector of Player Developmentnot 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.
8,587undergraduates · 9,945 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
96%admitted · of 5,559 applicants
SAT middle 50%943 – 1165
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
43%
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate994
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$816,293 $37,104 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,024,708
Recruiting spend, women's
$138,519
$14,679net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,515
Sticker, out-of-state$32,059
Average net price$14,679
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,559
$30–48k$12,983
$48–75k$16,365
$75–110k$19,443
$110k and up$19,140
Tuition & fees
$8,675 in-state · $14,219 out

Campus safety

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0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.64
Property0.83
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing207 · 16%
Business177 · 13%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation134 · 10%
Liberal arts & general studies113 · 9%
Psychology93 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Austin Peay State UniversityTennessee State University · 39 miBelmont University · 42 miLipscomb University · 43 miTrevecca Nazarene University · 43 miMurray State University · 54 miWestern Kentucky University · 59 miMiddle Tennessee State University · 73 miKentucky Wesleyan College · 85 miUniversity of Tennessee at Martin · 85 miUniversity of Evansville · 100 miUniversity of Southern Indiana · 100 miLane College · 102 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference3919$486k98393%
Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference4222$1.3M99396%
Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference4320$1.1M98167%
Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference4322$466k—70%
Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference5422$666k100086%
Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA5915$902k98297%
Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA7325$1.3M100068%
Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference8517$260k—67%
University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference8521$578k100087%
University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference10023$1M98878%
University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference10019$553k—95%
Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.10216$202k——

Other softball programs in the United Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Tarleton State University 5 over cap30$1.3M$44,865—vs
Abilene Christian University room for 421$1.1M$53,883977vs
University of Texas at Arlington at cap25$1M$40,912987vs
Eastern Kentucky University room for 322$986k$44,834978vs
Austin Peay State University room for 322$816k$37,104994vs
University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap28$763k$27,235995vs
University of North Alabama 1 over cap26$669k$25,730999vs
University of West Georgia 2 over cap27$569k$21,077—vs

Every United Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked