Division I · The Ivy League
Brown University Softball
Providence, RI · the Bears · Brown University overview
21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$505k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$24,042
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Brown University fields a softball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $504,882, well below the median of $1.1M — $24,042 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#289Team budgetof 305 · Division I#278Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$504,882 for the year
- Operating expenses$228,789 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,042 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$404,733 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Holt-Kelsch head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Wally King | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Richard Fonseca | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Babcock | Operations Coordinator | 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 →7,741undergraduates · 11,516 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →5%admitted · of 51,316 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Softball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $504,882 $24,042 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $404,733
Cost
Full picture →$26,608net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,230
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Brown 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions5% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,608 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,741Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 24 | $183k | — | 84% | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 1 | 24 | $183k | — | 84% | |
| Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 23 | $1.5M | 992 | 49% | |
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 3 | 21 | $149k | — | 81% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 10 | 23 | $1M | 993 | 66% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 14 | 19 | $157k | — | 88% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 15 | 20 | $201k | — | 71% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | 16 | $55k | — | 74% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 23 | 24 | $564k | — | 73% | |
| University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 24 | 23 | $1.2M | 980 | 77% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Little East Conference | 25 | 18 | $184k | — | 92% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | 20 | $79k | — | 89% |
Other softball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University room for 3 | 22 | $820k | $37,270 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 7 | 18 | $771k | $42,836 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 21 | $666k | $31,706 | 991 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 5 | 20 | $617k | $30,839 | 993 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 6 | 19 | $599k | $31,515 | 996 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 5 | 20 | $588k | $29,419 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 7 | 18 | $522k | $29,024 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 4 | 21 | $505k | $24,042 | 993 | vs |
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