Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Belmont University Softball
Nashville, TN · the Bruins · Belmont University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$60,248
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Belmont University fields a softball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,325,461, above the median of $1.1M — $60,248 per roster spot, upper 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 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,180,429 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,805 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#107Team budgetof 305 · Division I#104Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,325,461 for the year
- Operating expenses$221,335 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,248 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,180,429 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,805 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$110,944 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Matthews head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emlyn Knerem | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erin Kuba | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Faith Canfield | Assistant Coach | 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 →7,330undergraduates · 8,862 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 8,950 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%23 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,325,461 $60,248 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,180,429
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $110,944
Cost
Full picture →$37,558net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,320
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →43%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Belmont 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,558 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 43%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,330Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 2 | 20 | $1.1M | 981 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 2 | 22 | $466k | — | 70% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 3 | 19 | $486k | 983 | 93% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 31 | 25 | $1.3M | 1000 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 42 | 22 | $816k | 994 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 62 | 15 | $902k | 982 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | 27 | $700k | 985 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 81 | 17 | $255k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 22 | $666k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 31 | $487k | 985 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 98 | 20 | $648k | — | 74% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 104 | 26 | $669k | 999 | 96% |
Other softball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $60,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $51,785 | 996 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $45,920 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,569 | 988 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,001 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 5 | 20 | $986k | $49,316 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 1 | 24 | $954k | $39,731 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 22 | $825k | $37,520 | 989 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 3 | 22 | $803k | $36,485 | 997 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 4 | 21 | $748k | $35,635 | 996 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 3 | 22 | $666k | $30,277 | 1000 | vs |
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