Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Bellarmine University Softball
Louisville, KY · the Knights · Bellarmine University overview
28
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 25
$691k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$24,693
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Bellarmine University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $691,415, below the median of $1.1M — $24,693 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 3 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 school gave $3,064,919 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,931 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#247Team budgetof 305 · Division I#276Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 305 · Division I
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$691,415 for the year
- Operating expenses$196,413 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,693 division median $46,727
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,064,919 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,931 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney Arion head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paige Murphy | Assistant Coach, Softball | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Hundley | Assistant Coach, Softball | not on file |
| Kelsie Houchens | Graduate Assistant / Pitching Coach, Softball | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,351undergraduates · 2,993 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 3,462 applicants
SAT middle 50%1075 – 1243
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Softball
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2528
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
- Team expenses
- $691,415 $24,693 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,064,919
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,432net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,780
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,432 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,351Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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 Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 22 | $1.7M | 994 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 24 | $146k | — | 99% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 19 | $117k | — | 84% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 46 | 15 | $185k | — | 93% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 62 | 17 | $111k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 64 | 17 | $124k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 66 | 21 | $3.2M | 991 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 20 | $201k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 79 | 19 | $2.5M | 997 | 80% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 83 | 29 | $233k | — | 97% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 83 | 22 | $986k | 978 | 78% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 84 | 23 | $301k | — | 57% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,059 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $47,840 | 984 | vs | |
| Stetson University room for 5 | 20 | $1M | $50,005 | 982 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 3 | 22 | $867k | $39,424 | — | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 2 | 23 | $849k | $36,926 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 23 | $786k | $34,185 | 986 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 3 over cap | 28 | $691k | $24,693 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 23 | $545k | $23,685 | — | vs |
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