Division I · Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green State University Softball
Bowling Green, OH · the Falcons · Bowling Green State University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$755k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$30,203
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bowling Green State University fields a softball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $755,094, below the median of $1.1M — $30,203 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,264,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,555 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#232Team budgetof 305 · Division I#246Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#169APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$755,094 for the year
- Operating expenses$24,415 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,203 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,264,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,555 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$229,026 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Gardner head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Greg McQuillin | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Indya Smith | Assistant Softball 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
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 →14,014undergraduates · 17,027 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 18,629 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1230
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $755,094 $30,204 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,264,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $229,026
Cost
Full picture →$20,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,390 in-state · $21,378 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in education · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bowling Green 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 14,014Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 20 | 24 | $1.1M | 976 | 95% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | 40 | $451k | — | 86% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 30 | 33 | $394k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 30 | 30 | $214k | — | 68% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 19 | $110k | — | 61% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 42 | 21 | $168k | — | 68% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 43 | 21 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 63 | 25 | $3.2M | 1000 | 18% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 73 | 24 | $278k | — | 85% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 74 | 20 | $577k | — | 82% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 74 | 15 | $188k | — | 33% |
Other softball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $67,765 | 984 | vs | |
| Ball State University at cap | 25 | $1.1M | $44,023 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 1 | 24 | $1.1M | $45,426 | 976 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,371 | 986 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 1 | 24 | $999k | $41,606 | 986 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 1 | 24 | $943k | $39,297 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Akron at cap | 25 | $790k | $31,603 | 963 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University at cap | 25 | $755k | $30,203 | 986 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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