Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Bethune-Cookman University Softball
Daytona Beach, FL · the Wildcats · Bethune-Cookman University overview
19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$833k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$43,847
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
946
APR
93% of players retained
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Bethune-Cookman University fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $833,099, below the median of $1.1M — $43,847 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 946, about the median of 989, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $988,567 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,597 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#212Team budgetof 305 · Division I#172Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#282APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$833,099 for the year
- Operating expenses$343,457 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,847 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate946 multi-year; 914 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$988,567 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,597 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$75,954 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Watten head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jaimie Hoover | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shaelynn Braxton | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →2,414undergraduates · 2,515 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →100%admitted · of 6,844 applicants
SAT middle 50%830 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate946
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $833,099 $43,847 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $988,567
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $75,954
Cost
Full picture →$14,705net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,794
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bethune-Cookman 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions100% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,705 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,414Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 2 | 22 | $616k | — | 66% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 20 | $1M | 982 | 86% | |
| University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference | 43 | 22 | $2.9M | 994 | 40% | |
| Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 47 | 29 | $690k | — | 41% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 50 | 20 | $662k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 79 | 23 | $786k | 986 | 62% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 83 | 22 | $592k | — | 63% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 25 | $4.4M | 991 | 24% | |
| Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 86 | 22 | $1.1M | 984 | 57% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 95 | 26 | $433k | — | 72% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 98 | 23 | $569k | — | 59% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 115 | 27 | $1.7M | 997 | 41% |
Other softball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 19 | $833k | $43,847 | 946 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 27 | $537k | $19,880 | 953 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University at cap | 25 | $500k | $19,993 | 978 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 6 over cap | 31 | $487k | $15,724 | 985 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 8 over cap | 33 | $484k | $14,674 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 2 over cap | 27 | $449k | $16,635 | 963 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 31 | $441k | $14,236 | 937 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 1 over cap | 26 | $440k | $16,932 | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 3 | 22 | $397k | $18,048 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 24 | $362k | $15,102 | 983 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 21 | $335k | $15,964 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 6 | 19 | $234k | $12,319 | 986 | vs |
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