Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson University Softball
Clemson, SC · the Tigers · Clemson University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$4.3M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$187,541
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
38%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Clemson University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $4,313,464, well above the median of $1.1M — $187,541 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $7,089,086 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,576 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$4,313,464 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,207,505 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$187,541 division median $46,727
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,089,086 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,576 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,169,429 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Rittman head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →22,875undergraduates · 28,747 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →38%admitted · of 60,122 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1390
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
- Team expenses
- $4,313,464 $187,542 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,089,086
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,169,429
Cost
Full picture →$24,408net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,554 in-state · $39,498 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Clemson 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions38% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,408 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 22,875Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 5 | 33 | $363k | — | 100% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 16 | 18 | $404k | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 28 | 22 | $1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 23 | $310k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 28 | $343k | — | 61% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 21 | $650k | — | 63% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 39 | 26 | $152k | — | 40% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 41 | 26 | $275k | — | 93% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 20 | $556k | 995 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 51 | 27 | $584k | — | 68% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 24 | $829k | 977 | 70% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 55 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University room for 2 | 23 | $4.3M | $187,541 | — | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 4 | 21 | $3.7M | $176,994 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 22 | $3.5M | $160,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 5 | 20 | $3.3M | $165,190 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 21 | $2.9M | $140,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 3 | 22 | $2.7M | $124,439 | 989 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 26 | $2.4M | $92,789 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh at cap | 25 | $2.3M | $93,693 | 993 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $101,242 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $100,176 | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 26 | $2.3M | $88,610 | 993 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 24 | $2.3M | $94,461 | 983 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 23 | $2.1M | $93,291 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 25 | $1.9M | $76,808 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 3 | 22 | $1.7M | $75,695 | 994 | vs |
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