Division I · Big 12 Conference
Baylor University Softball
Waco, TX · the Bears · Baylor University overview
27
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 25
$3.2M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$119,686
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
100% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Baylor University fields a softball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,231,540, well above the median of $1.1M — $119,686 per roster spot, top 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 997, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,961,215 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,658 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#26Team budgetof 305 · Division I#36Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#39APRof 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,231,540 for the year
- Operating expenses$733,897 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$119,686 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,961,215 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,658 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$922,992 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Moore head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jenny Fuller | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brad Fuller | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Meagan Diaz | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Presleigh Pilon | Director of Player Development | 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
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 →15,155undergraduates · 20,824 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 39,735 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
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 Rate997
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,231,540 $119,687 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,961,215
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $922,992
Cost
Full picture →$49,727net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,844
Campus safety
Full picture →0.99violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Baylor 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 divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,727 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,155Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.99 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 Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 39 | 26 | $237k | — | 95% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 71 | 25 | $224k | — | 39% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 31 | $4.5M | 991 | 63% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 79 | 30 | $1.3M | — | 94% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 82 | 25 | $1M | 987 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 35 | $155k | — | 91% | |
| University of Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 25 | $114k | — | 54% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 95 | 20 | $3.6M | 994 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 98 | 22 | $710k | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 102 | 24 | $300k | — | 65% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 109 | 23 | $955k | 985 | 85% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 110 | 22 | $109k | — | 68% |
Other softball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,139 | 984 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University room for 2 | 23 | $3.7M | $158,729 | 980 | vs | |
| Baylor University 2 over cap | 27 | $3.2M | $119,686 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Arizona room for 3 | 22 | $3.2M | $143,315 | 993 | vs | |
| Arizona State University room for 5 | 20 | $3M | $150,348 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida room for 3 | 22 | $2.9M | $132,544 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 2 | 23 | $2.7M | $116,862 | 982 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University at cap | 25 | $2.2M | $87,128 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 4 | 21 | $2.2M | $103,719 | 979 | vs | |
| Iowa State University room for 1 | 24 | $2M | $81,682 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $65,972 | 994 | vs |
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