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Division II · Conference Carolinas

Chowan University Softball

Murfreesboro, NC · the Hawks · Chowan University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$317k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division II
$15,113
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Chowan University fields a softball team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $317,374, below the median of $393k — $15,113 per roster spot, lower half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $905,308 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,858 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

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

Team budget$317k
Spend per player$15,113
Roster size21
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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$317,374 for the year
  • Operating expenses$94,852 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$15,113 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$905,308 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,858 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$12,134 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
William Bailey head coachHead Coachnot on file
Junior BaileyHead Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Presley BissettAssociate Head Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Abby RutledgeGraduate Student CoachOn file · sign in
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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.
638undergraduates · 708 students in all
Women 39% Men 61%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Southern Baptist
72%admitted · of 2,360 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1145
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
29%
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$317,374 $15,113 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$905,308
Recruiting spend, women's
$12,134
$15,845net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$39,580
Average net price$15,845
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,377
$30–48k$13,289
$48–75k$18,449
$75–110k$17,407
$110k and up$22,454
Tuition & fees
$27,110

Campus safety

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12.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent12.84
Property7.90
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in kinesiology, parks & recreation · 14 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Kinesiology, parks & recreation35 · 23%
Business23 · 15%
Criminal justice & protective services20 · 13%
Liberal arts & general studies17 · 11%
Visual & performing arts16 · 11%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Chowan UniversityNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 47 miElizabeth City State University · 50 miNorfolk State University · 54 miChristopher Newport University · 55 miRegent University · 56 miVirginia State University · 58 miHampton University · 58 miBatten University · 59 miEast Carolina University · 59 miBarton College · 66 miVirginia Union University · 80 miLongwood University · 93 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference4724$136k—78%
Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association5017$103k—70%
Norfolk State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.5425$645k95487%
Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference5530$275k—88%
Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference56———41%
Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association5816$191k—89%
Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association5819$728k97248%
Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.5927$375k—71%
East Carolina University Division I · American Conference5923$1.2M99390%
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas6626$292k—96%
Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association8019$207k—98%
Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference9320$1.1M99385%

Other softball programs in the Conference Carolinas

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
North Greenville University21$650k$30,962—vs
Francis Marion University27$414k$15,344—vs
Belmont Abbey College43$398k$9,265—vs
Young Harris College30$388k$12,931—vs
Southern Wesleyan University33$363k$10,992—vs
University of Mount Olive24$355k$14,811—vs
Erskine College28$343k$12,235—vs
Converse University23$334k$14,515—vs
Chowan University21$317k$15,113—vs
Emmanuel University (Georgia)23$310k$13,484—vs
Lees-McRae College29$296k$10,212—vs
Barton College26$292k$11,242—vs
King University24$287k$11,957—vs
Shorter University20$263k$13,152—vs
University of North Carolina at Pembroke22$203k$9,237—vs
Ferrum College20$133k$6,642—vs

Every Conference Carolinas softball program · Softball budgets ranked