Division III · Liberty League
Clarkson University Softball
Potsdam, NY · the Golden Knights · Clarkson University overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$180k
Team budget
59th percentile in Division III
$9,989
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Clarkson University fields a softball team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $179,807, above the median of $162k — $9,989 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III softball programs. The school gave $970,711 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,386 per roster spot.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#157Team budgetof 382 · Division III#84Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#285Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$179,807 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,406 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,989 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teams$970,711 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,386 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$62,299 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristen McGaughey head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,513undergraduates · 3,603 students in all
Women 36% Men 64%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 7,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1198 – 1390
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Softball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $179,807 $9,989 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $970,711
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $62,299
Cost
Full picture →$33,192net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $57,950
Campus safety
Full picture →0.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →52%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Clarkson 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,192 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 52%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,513Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Potsdam Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 1 | 20 | $184k | — | 85% | |
| St. Lawrence University Division III · Liberty League | 9 | 21 | $139k | — | 58% | |
| State University of New York at Canton Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 10 | 16 | $134k | — | 96% | |
| Plattsburgh State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 75 | 19 | $181k | — | 75% | |
| Saint Michael's College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 91 | 21 | $302k | — | 92% | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 | 106 | 15 | $158k | — | 78% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 109 | 17 | $156k | — | 87% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 113 | 20 | $352k | — | 12% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 113 | 23 | $126k | — | 80% | |
| Norwich University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 121 | 13 | $52k | — | 74% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 124 | 18 | $146k | — | 23% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 124 | 24 | $636k | — | 75% |
Other softball programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College | 23 | $204k | $8,853 | — | vs | |
| University of Rochester | 20 | $196k | $9,792 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 21 | $195k | $9,299 | — | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 17 | $195k | $11,479 | — | vs | |
| Clarkson University | 18 | $180k | $9,989 | — | vs | |
| Union College (New York) | 18 | $164k | $9,138 | — | vs | |
| Skidmore College | 18 | $146k | $8,100 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 21 | $139k | $6,639 | — | vs |
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