Division I · Big South Conference
Charleston Southern University Softball
Charleston, SC · the Buccaneers · Charleston Southern University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$689k
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$31,305
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
967
APR
98% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Charleston Southern University fields a softball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $688,719, below the median of $1.1M — $31,305 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,608,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,254 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#250Team budgetof 305 · Division I#240Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#266APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$688,719 for the year
- Operating expenses$130,087 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,305 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,608,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,254 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,778 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christi Musser head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ellie Goins | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reagan Miles | Assistant Coach | 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 →2,914undergraduates · 3,545 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 6,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate967
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $688,719 $31,305 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,608,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,778
Cost
Full picture →$21,347net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,030
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Charleston Southern 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 program22 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$21,347 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 27 | $1.1M | 990 | 72% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 57 | 25 | $447k | 955 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 19 | $258k | — | 73% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 70 | 30 | $367k | — | 69% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 83 | 24 | $1.6M | 992 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 87 | 27 | $414k | — | 82% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 88 | 16 | $144k | — | — | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 27 | $4M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 16 | $84k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 23 | $278k | — | 67% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 96 | 27 | $397k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 106 | 20 | $403k | — | 80% |
Other softball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,995 | 993 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 1 | 24 | $829k | $34,559 | 977 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 5 | 20 | $760k | $38,016 | 986 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University at cap | 25 | $732k | $29,282 | 996 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 3 | 22 | $689k | $31,305 | 967 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 4 | 21 | $591k | $28,137 | 987 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 2 | 23 | $509k | $22,118 | 993 | vs |
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