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Division I · Big West Conference

California State University, Bakersfield Softball

Bakersfield, CA · the Roadrunners · California State University, Bakersfield overview
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28
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 25
$995k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$35,548
Per roster spot
median $46,727
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
980
APR
98% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California State University, Bakersfield fields a softball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $995,351, about the median of $1.1M — $35,548 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,236,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,939 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#174Team budgetof 305 · Division I#220Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#221APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$995k
Spend per player$35,548
Roster size28
Coaching staff8
APR980

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

  • Roster28 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 3 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
  • Team expenses$995,351 for the year
  • Operating expenses$284,104 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$35,548 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 984 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,236,358 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,939 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$133,612 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jenny Topping head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Daisy MuñozAssistant Coachnot on file
Mari NarvaizGraduate Assistant 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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8,336undergraduates · 9,787 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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88%admitted · of 13,950 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Softball

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28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2528
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$995,351 $35,548 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,236,358
Recruiting spend, women's
$133,612

Cost

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$6,567net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,976
Sticker, out-of-state$38,856
Average net price$6,567
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,070
$30–48k$3,977
$48–75k$6,183
$75–110k$10,935
$110k and up$16,810
Tuition & fees
$7,696 in-state · $19,576 out

Campus safety

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0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.16
Property0.42
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Liberal arts & general studies325 · 15%
Psychology297 · 14%
Business274 · 13%
Social sciences182 · 8%
Education160 · 7%

Research California State University, Bakersfield

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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,567 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

California State University, BakersfieldUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · 77 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 79 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 83 miCalifornia Polytechnic State University · 88 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 96 miOccidental College · 99 miLoyola Marymount University · 103 miCalifornia State University, Fresno · 107 miAzusa Pacific University · 109 miWhittier College · 113 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 113 miUniversity of La Verne · 115 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference7721$1.6M96628%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.7927$256k—89%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference8328$1M99493%
California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference8823$1M99730%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference9623$3.9M9779%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.9917$203k—40%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference10320$2M98040%
California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference10729$1.6M97196%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10918$638k—79%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.11321$157k—85%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association11325$471k—91%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.11525$173k—48%

Other softball programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
California Baptist University 3 over cap28$2M$70,822974vs
University of California, Santa Barbara room for 421$1.6M$76,940966vs
California State University, Fullerton room for 322$1.6M$72,277979vs
Long Beach State University 1 over cap26$1.3M$50,844983vs
University of California, San Diego at cap25$1.3M$52,317—vs
California State University, Sacramento 1 over cap26$1.1M$42,580976vs
California State University, Northridge 3 over cap28$1M$37,086994vs
California Polytechnic State University room for 223$1M$45,122997vs
California State University, Bakersfield 3 over cap28$995k$35,548980vs
Utah Valley University room for 421$987k$47,011982vs
University of California, Riverside room for 124$886k$36,930967vs

Every Big West Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked