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Division II · South Atlantic Conference

Carson-Newman University Softball

Jefferson City, TN · the Eagles · Carson-Newman University overview
25
Roster
2024–25 season
$522k
Team budget
76th percentile in Division II
$20,899
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
68%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Carson-Newman University fields a softball team in the South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $522,494, above the median of $393k — $20,899 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $2,399,217 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,968 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$522k
Spend per player$20,899
Roster size25
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster25 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$522,494 for the year
  • Operating expenses$99,872 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$20,899 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,399,217 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$12,968 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$0 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Graves head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,669undergraduates · 2,735 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Baptist
68%admitted · of 2,991 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1130
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
47%
25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$522,494 $20,900 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,399,217
Recruiting spend, women's
$0
$19,755net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$50,543
Average net price$19,755
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,134
$30–48k$15,829
$48–75k$17,326
$75–110k$24,387
$110k and up$25,010
Tuition & fees
$34,700

Campus safety

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0.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.62
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business60 · 20%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation49 · 16%
Health professions & nursing37 · 12%
Education23 · 8%
Visual & performing arts23 · 8%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Carson-Newman UniversityUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville · 27 miLincoln Memorial University · 33 miMaryville College (Tennessee) · 37 miTusculum University · 41 miMars Hill University · 56 miWestern Carolina University · 59 miEast Tennessee State University · 64 miBrevard College · 75 miThe University of Virginia's College at Wise · 78 miKing University · 81 miYoung Harris College · 85 miLees-McRae College · 90 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference2729$4.7M100046%
Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference3322$589k—59%
Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association3721$201k—66%
Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference4123$413k—60%
Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference5624$339k—78%
Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference5920$556k99587%
East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference6431$531k99387%
Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference7526$152k—40%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference7825$316k—94%
King University Division II · Conference Carolinas8124$287k—54%
Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas8530$388k—64%
Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas9029$296k—81%

Other softball programs in the South Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lincoln Memorial University22$589k$26,784—vs
Carson-Newman University25$522k$20,899—vs
Wingate University22$511k$23,232—vs
Lenoir-Rhyne University24$500k$20,831—vs
Catawba College22$470k$21,355—vs
Tusculum University23$413k$17,977—vs
Anderson University (South Carolina)18$404k$22,471—vs
Coker University27$397k$14,691—vs
Mars Hill University24$339k$14,117—vs
The University of Virginia's College at Wise25$316k$12,622—vs
Newberry College30$300k$9,992—vs
Emory & Henry University25$288k$11,536—vs

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