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Butler University Softball

Indianapolis, IN · the Bulldogs · Butler University overview
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21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$1.2M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$55,585
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Butler University fields a softball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,167,285, above the median of $1.1M — $55,585 per roster spot, upper half 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 991, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,624,120 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,732 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#126Team budgetof 305 · Division I#120Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#120APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$55,585
Roster size21
Coaching staff4
APR991

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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,167,285 for the year
  • Operating expenses$63,720 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$55,585 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,624,120 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,732 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$1,867,789 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Scott Hall head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Mallory WintersAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Cory RywaltAssistant 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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4,519undergraduates · 5,763 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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86%admitted · of 9,431 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1360
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
79%

Softball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,167,285 $55,585 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,624,120
Recruiting spend, women's
$1,867,789

Cost

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$40,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$67,210
Average net price$40,140
Net price by family income
$0–30k$28,607
$30–48k$31,406
$48–75k$36,016
$75–110k$39,491
$110k and up$42,961
Tuition & fees
$45,980

Campus safety

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2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.44
Property1.04
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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30%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business268 · 30%
Health professions & nursing108 · 12%
Communication & journalism97 · 11%
Visual & performing arts82 · 9%
Social sciences81 · 9%

Research Butler 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 divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,519Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.44 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Butler UniversityIndiana University Indianapolis · 4 miUniversity of Indianapolis · 9 miFranklin College · 26 miAnderson University (Indiana) · 33 miDePauw University · 39 miBall State University · 48 miIndiana University, Bloomington · 50 miPurdue University · 57 miRose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 66 miEarlham College · 67 miIndiana State University · 70 miManchester University · 84 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League424$562k98981%
University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference923$671k—73%
Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference2624$117k—71%
Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference3329$103k—53%
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3924$276k—54%
Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference4825$1.1M99472%
Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference5019$2.5M99780%
Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference5724$2.3M96950%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6618$188k—73%
Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6724$203k—74%
Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference7021$748k99692%
Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference8434$139k—91%

Other softball programs in the BIG EAST Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Villanova University room for 421$1.8M$87,287996vs
DePaul University room for 520$1.6M$81,969997vs
University of Connecticut room for 619$1.6M$85,811997vs
St. John's University (New York) room for 223$1.6M$69,630993vs
Creighton University room for 322$1.5M$70,452987vs
Providence College room for 223$1.5M$65,249992vs
Seton Hall University room for 322$1.5M$67,859997vs
Butler University room for 421$1.2M$55,585991vs
Georgetown University room for 520$864k$43,2191000vs

Every BIG EAST Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked