Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Softball
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$1.9M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$96,496
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a softball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,929,924, well above the median of $1.1M — $96,496 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,606,968 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,088 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#60Team budgetof 305 · Division I#46Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#109APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,929,924 for the year
- Operating expenses$297,479 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$96,496 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 970 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,606,968 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,088 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$220,187 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Waters head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Becca Carden | Associate Head Coach (12th Season) | On file · sign in |
| Kasey Ricard | 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 →18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,929,924 $96,496 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,606,968
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $220,187
Cost
Full picture →$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | 22 | $112k | — | 81% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 20 | $249k | — | 5% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 19 | $167k | — | 85% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 21 | $666k | 991 | 3% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 2 | 14 | $32k | — | 94% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 15 | $164k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 18 | $205k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 26 | $2.4M | 988 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | 20 | $323k | — | 10% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 4 | 22 | $211k | — | 83% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 19 | $391k | — | 48% |
Other softball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 5 | 20 | $1.9M | $96,496 | 992 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $67,144 | 994 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 7 | 18 | $1.5M | $80,732 | 992 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 7 | 18 | $1.4M | $77,925 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $65,195 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 7 | 18 | $800k | $44,453 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 968 | vs |
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