Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Claflin University Softball
Orangeburg, SC · the Panthers, Lady Panthers · Claflin University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$258k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division II
$13,568
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Claflin University fields a softball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $257,805, below the median of $393k — $13,568 per roster spot, lower half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $444,181 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,922 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#242Team budgetof 269 · Division II#192Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#223Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II softball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$257,805 for the year
- Operating expenses$69,153 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,568 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$444,181 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,922 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$29,386 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Holden head coach | Head Coach | On 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
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →1,754undergraduates · 1,835 students in all
Women 73% Men 27%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 6,999 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $257,805 $13,569 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $444,181
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $29,386
Cost
Full picture →$21,232net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,046
Campus safety
Full picture →2.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in psychology · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Claflin 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,232 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsPsychology · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,754Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 0 | 25 | $447k | 955 | 82% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 36 | 27 | $4M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 16 | $84k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 23 | $278k | — | 67% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 20 | $403k | — | 80% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 22 | $689k | 967 | 76% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 65 | 21 | $329k | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 30 | $300k | — | 75% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 72 | 27 | $1.1M | 990 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 27 | $397k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 30 | $367k | — | 69% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 84 | 27 | $414k | — | 82% |
Other softball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie State University | 26 | $303k | $11,663 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 17 | $287k | $16,901 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 16 | $278k | $17,394 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 19 | $258k | $13,568 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 18 | $214k | $11,909 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 19 | $211k | $11,118 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 19 | $207k | $10,908 | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | 16 | $191k | $11,918 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 25 | $162k | $6,472 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 22 | $129k | $5,868 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 17 | $103k | $6,061 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 12 | $98k | $8,156 | — | vs |
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