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Division I · Big West Conference

California State University, Northridge Softball

Northridge, CA · the Matadors · California State University, Northridge overview
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28
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 25
$1M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$37,086
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California State University, Northridge 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 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,038,412, about the median of $1.1M — $37,086 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 994, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,401,739 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,546 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#160Team budgetof 305 · Division I#210Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#75APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1M
Spend per player$37,086
Roster size28
Coaching staff3
APR994

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, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,038,412 for the year
  • Operating expenses$290,838 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$37,086 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,401,739 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$11,546 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$116,857 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jodie Cox head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jaymi StewardAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Juju JimenezAssistant 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

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

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Campus

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32,429undergraduates · 37,760 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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93%admitted · of 29,789 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

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 Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,038,412 $37,086 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,401,739
Recruiting spend, women's
$116,857

Cost

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$8,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,271
Sticker, out-of-state$36,151
Average net price$8,222
Net price by family income
$0–30k$5,153
$30–48k$6,277
$48–75k$8,897
$75–110k$13,510
$110k and up$18,688
Tuition & fees
$7,095 in-state · $18,975 out

Campus safety

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0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.38
Property1.10
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
31 over 2022–2024

Majors

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19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,574 · 19%
Psychology1,037 · 13%
Communication & journalism736 · 9%
Social sciences728 · 9%
Health professions & nursing554 · 7%

Research California State University, Northridge

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 divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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, NorthridgeUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 13 miLoyola Marymount University · 20 miOccidental College · 20 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 20 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 30 miWhittier College · 34 miAzusa Pacific University · 37 miBiola University · 37 miLong Beach State University · 40 miUniversity of La Verne · 44 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 44 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 48 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference1323$3.9M9779%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference2020$2M98040%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2017$203k—40%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2027$256k—89%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association3025$471k—91%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3421$157k—85%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3718$638k—79%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference3720$640k—60%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference4026$1.3M98347%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.4425$173k—48%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference4422$1.6M97987%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.4817$191k—7%

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