Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Bluefield State University Softball
Bluefield, WV · the Big Blue · Bluefield State University overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$214k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division II
$11,909
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bluefield State University fields a softball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $214,366, well below the median of $393k — $11,909 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $871,717 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,387 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#247Team budgetof 269 · Division II#224Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#239Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$214,366 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,502 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,909 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$871,717 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,387 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$8,552 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Vivians head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chelsea Holliday | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lexi Shadowens | Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,249undergraduates · 1,270 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 720 applicants
SAT middle 50%870 – 1080
ACT middle 50%17 – 22
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 35%
Softball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $214,366 $11,909 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $871,717
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $8,552
Cost
Full picture →$14,500net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,240 in-state · $17,560 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 9 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bluefield State 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 divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,500 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,249Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 17 | 35 | $296k | — | 90% | |
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 39 | 21 | $591k | 987 | 91% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | 22 | $2.7M | 989 | 57% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 47 | 25 | $288k | — | 96% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 65 | 28 | $181k | — | 80% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 69 | 24 | $287k | — | 54% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 20 | $133k | — | 100% | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 25 | $316k | — | 94% | |
| Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 25 | $1.1M | 973 | 89% | |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) Division II · Mountain East Conference | 77 | 29 | $410k | — | 65% | |
| West Virginia State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 82 | 20 | $355k | — | 96% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 84 | 29 | $296k | — | 81% |
Other softball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie State University | 26 | $303k | $11,663 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 17 | $287k | $16,901 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 16 | $278k | $17,394 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 19 | $258k | $13,568 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 18 | $214k | $11,909 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 19 | $211k | $11,118 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 19 | $207k | $10,908 | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | 16 | $191k | $11,918 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 25 | $162k | $6,472 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 22 | $129k | $5,868 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 17 | $103k | $6,061 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 12 | $98k | $8,156 | — | vs |
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