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Central Connecticut State University Softball

New Britain, CT · the Blue Devils · Central Connecticut State University overview
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29
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 25
$740k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$25,506
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
977
APR
96% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Central Connecticut State University fields a softball team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $739,686, below the median of $1.1M — $25,506 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 977, about the median of 989, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,945,042 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,842 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#236Team budgetof 305 · Division I#274Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#13Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#239APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$740k
Spend per player$25,506
Roster size29
Coaching staff2
APR977

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

  • Roster29 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 4 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$739,686 for the year
  • Operating expenses$153,381 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$25,506 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 941 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,945,042 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,842 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$35,444 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Breanne Gleason head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Pat HoldenAssistant 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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7,917undergraduates · 9,712 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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76%admitted · of 8,282 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1180
ACT middle 50%19 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Softball

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29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2529
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate977
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$739,686 $25,506 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,945,042
Recruiting spend, women's
$35,444

Cost

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$17,207net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,026
Sticker, out-of-state$42,302
Average net price$17,207
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,562
$30–48k$12,817
$48–75k$15,178
$75–110k$18,572
$110k and up$21,300
Tuition & fees
$12,460 in-state · $25,736 out

Campus safety

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1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.00
Property0.23
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024

Majors

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23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business345 · 23%
Social sciences169 · 11%
Computer & information sciences149 · 10%
Psychology126 · 8%
Education100 · 7%

Research Central Connecticut State University

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Softball program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,207 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,917Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Central Connecticut State UniversityTrinity College (Connecticut) · 5 miUniversity of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) · 6 miUniversity of Hartford · 8 miWesleyan University (Connecticut) · 11 miPost University · 20 miQuinnipiac University · 20 miAlbertus Magnus College · 26 miSouthern Connecticut State University · 27 miYale University · 28 miUniversity of Connecticut · 28 miEastern Connecticut State University · 28 miUniversity of New Haven · 30 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference516$246k—34%
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference627$168k—80%
University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England822$237k100083%
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference1120$266k—17%
Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference2015$277k——
Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference2027$1.1M99377%
Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2614$103k—64%
Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference2724$349k—81%
Yale University Division I · The Ivy League2822$820k10005%
University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference2819$1.6M99754%
Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference2819$258k—81%
University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference3026$449k—81%

Other softball programs in the Northeast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Long Island University room for 718$1.2M$64,607—vs
Wagner College 4 over cap29$780k$26,902980vs
Central Connecticut State University 4 over cap29$740k$25,506977vs
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 1 over cap26$691k$26,585983vs
Le Moyne College room for 124$636k$26,512—vs
Stonehill College room for 124$564k$23,517—vs
Mercyhurst University room for 322$564k$25,651—vs
University of New Haven 1 over cap26$449k$17,283—vs

Every Northeast Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked