Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.
Benedict College Softball
Columbia, SC · the Tigers, Lady Tigers · Benedict College overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$278k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division II
$12,104
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
67%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Benedict College fields a softball team in the Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $278,397, below the median of $393k — $12,104 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $793,016 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,275 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#232Team budgetof 269 · Division II#220Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#107Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$278,397 for the year
- Operating expenses$89,452 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,104 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$793,016 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,275 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$2,562 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Amari Lawson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →1,694undergraduates · 1,731 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 8,073 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%14 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 21%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $278,397 $12,104 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $793,016
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $2,562
Cost
Full picture →$18,146net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $18,000
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Benedict College
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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,146 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,694Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 0 | 16 | $84k | — | 32% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 1 | 27 | $4M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 37 | 19 | $258k | — | 73% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 37 | 25 | $447k | 955 | 82% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 30 | $300k | — | 75% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 20 | $403k | — | 80% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 20 | $760k | 986 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 60 | 27 | $397k | — | 97% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 64 | 23 | $509k | 993 | 75% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 67 | 27 | $584k | — | 68% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 67 | 21 | $329k | — | 89% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 22 | $511k | — | 85% |
Other softball programs in the Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill College | 21 | $327k | $15,593 | — | vs | |
| Tuskegee University | 26 | $302k | $11,598 | — | vs | |
| Miles College | 22 | $281k | $12,786 | — | vs | |
| Benedict College | 23 | $278k | $12,104 | — | vs | |
| Clark Atlanta University | 24 | $223k | $9,308 | — | vs | |
| Lane College | 16 | $202k | $12,632 | — | vs | |
| Fort Valley State University | 20 | $200k | $9,991 | — | vs | |
| Kentucky State University | 15 | $185k | $12,343 | — | vs | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) | 23 | $152k | $6,621 | — | vs | |
| Savannah State University | 16 | $144k | $9,013 | — | vs | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College | 18 | $121k | $6,739 | — | vs | |
| Allen University | 16 | $84k | $5,243 | — | vs | |
| Edward Waters University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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