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Binghamton University Softball

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18
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 25
$893k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$49,588
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
38%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Binghamton University fields a softball team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $892,585, below the median of $1.1M — $49,588 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,710,455 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,282 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#196Team budgetof 305 · Division I#140Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#285Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#126APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$893k
Spend per player$49,588
Roster size18
Coaching staff4
APR990

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster18 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 7
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$892,585 for the year
  • Operating expenses$197,982 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$49,588 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,710,455 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,282 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$109,649 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jess BumpHead Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Michaela TransueAssociate Head Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Anthony RuggieroAssistant Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Emma LawsonAssistant Softball CoachOn 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

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Campus

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14,409undergraduates · 18,456 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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38%admitted · of 49,513 applicants
SAT middle 50%1320 – 1490
ACT middle 50%29 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
84%

Softball

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18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2518
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$892,585 $49,588 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,710,455
Recruiting spend, women's
$109,649

Cost

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$18,860net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$30,657
Sticker, out-of-state$49,747
Average net price$18,860
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,916
$30–48k$16,168
$48–75k$21,832
$75–110k$23,279
$110k and up$28,008
Tuition & fees
$10,363 in-state · $29,453 out

Campus safety

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1.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.31
Property0.64
In residence halls
15 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
21 over 2022–2024

Majors

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20%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Biological sciences753 · 20%
Business525 · 14%
Social sciences477 · 13%
Psychology357 · 10%
Engineering328 · 9%

Research Binghamton 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions38% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,860 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 14,409Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.31 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Binghamton UniversityIthaca College · 36 miCornell University · 36 miState University of New York at Cortland · 37 miKeystone College · 38 miElmira College · 43 miMarywood University · 48 miUniversity of Scranton · 50 miMisericordia University · 51 miHartwick College · 52 miState University of New York at Oneonta · 53 miState University of New York at Delhi · 55 miColgate University · 55 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League3623$204k—70%
Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League3620$617k9938%
State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3723$285k—51%
Keystone College Division III · United East Conference3811$94k—80%
Elmira College Division III · Empire 84327$99k—91%
Marywood University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom4816$95k—84%
University of Scranton Division III · Landmark Conference5022$211k—84%
Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom5124$111k—85%
Hartwick College Division III · Empire 85215$137k—69%
State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference5320$194k—70%
State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference5522$132k—88%
Colgate University Division I · Patriot League5518$1.4M100012%

Other softball programs in the America East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Maine room for 421$1.2M$58,8601000vs
University of Massachusetts Lowell room for 916$1M$64,1521000vs
Bryant University room for 223$1M$43,586993vs
Binghamton University room for 718$893k$49,588990vs
University at Albany room for 520$852k$42,594993vs
University of Maryland, Baltimore County room for 322$738k$33,557987vs

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