Division I · Big West Conference
California Polytechnic State University Softball
San Luis Obispo, CA · the Mustangs · California Polytechnic State University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$1M
Team budget
47th percentile in Division I
$45,122
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
100% of players retained
30%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
California Polytechnic State University fields a softball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,037,810, about the median of $1.1M — $45,122 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,385,892 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,510 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#161Team budgetof 305 · Division I#163Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#39APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,037,810 for the year
- Operating expenses$194,493 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,122 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,385,892 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$215,939 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Condon head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gina Vecchione | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dallas Magee | Assistant Coach (Pitching) | 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 →21,559undergraduates · 22,485 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →30%admitted · of 63,736 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate997
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,037,810 $45,122 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,385,892
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $215,939
Cost
Full picture →$16,888net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,075 in-state · $30,995 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 58 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research California Polytechnic 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions30% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,888 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 21,559Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.05 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 California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 21 | $1.6M | 966 | 28% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 28 | $995k | 980 | 88% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 113 | 36 | $617k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 113 | — | — | — | — | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 116 | 29 | $1.6M | 971 | 96% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 125 | 27 | $256k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 141 | 28 | $1M | 994 | 93% |
Other softball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University 3 over cap | 28 | $2M | $70,822 | 974 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara room for 4 | 21 | $1.6M | $76,940 | 966 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 22 | $1.6M | $72,277 | 979 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 1 over cap | 26 | $1.3M | $50,844 | 983 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,317 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 1 over cap | 26 | $1.1M | $42,580 | 976 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 3 over cap | 28 | $1M | $37,086 | 994 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,122 | 997 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 3 over cap | 28 | $995k | $35,548 | 980 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University room for 4 | 21 | $987k | $47,011 | 982 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside room for 1 | 24 | $886k | $36,930 | 967 | vs |
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