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Coastal Carolina University Softball

Conway, SC · the Chanticleers · Coastal Carolina University overview
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24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$1.6M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$67,139
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Coastal Carolina University fields a softball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,611,348, well above the median of $1.1M — $67,139 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,954,074 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,809 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#77Team budgetof 305 · Division I#86Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#109APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.6M
Spend per player$67,139
Roster size24
Coaching staff4
APR992

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,611,348 for the year
  • Operating expenses$340,863 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$67,139 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,954,074 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,809 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$231,178 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kelley Green head coachHead Coachnot on file
Kiana QuolasSenior Associate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Amanda DanekerAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Kassidy SmithAssistant Softball CoachOn 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

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About the school

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Campus

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10,306undergraduates · 10,829 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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80%admitted · of 18,223 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1210
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%

Softball

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,611,348 $67,140 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,954,074
Recruiting spend, women's
$231,178

Cost

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$14,453net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,418
Sticker, out-of-state$46,406
Average net price$14,453
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,222
$30–48k$9,749
$48–75k$13,209
$75–110k$17,527
$110k and up$18,612
Tuition & fees
$11,640 in-state · $29,628 out

Campus safety

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0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.65
Property0.26
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
37 over 2022–2024

Majors

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23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business424 · 23%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation248 · 14%
Biological sciences227 · 12%
Communication & journalism130 · 7%
Psychology122 · 7%

Research Coastal Carolina 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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,453 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,306Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Coastal Carolina UniversityFrancis Marion University · 46 miUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke · 63 miUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington · 72 miCoker University · 73 miCharleston Southern University · 83 miCollege of Charleston (South Carolina) · 88 miFayetteville State University · 89 miMethodist University · 93 miSouth Carolina State University · 108 miClaflin University · 108 miUniversity of Mount Olive · 111 miCampbell University · 113 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas4627$414k—82%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas6322$203k—92%
University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7228$727k98874%
Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7327$397k—97%
Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference8322$689k96776%
College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association8827$1.1M99072%
Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association8919$211k—80%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference9326$128k—75%
South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.10825$447k95582%
Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association10819$258k—73%
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas11124$355k—78%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association11324$1.1M97694%

Other softball programs in the Sun Belt Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap25$2.1M$84,202984vs
James Madison University at cap25$1.9M$76,949980vs
Coastal Carolina University room for 124$1.6M$67,139992vs
University of South Alabama 1 over cap26$1.5M$57,925990vs
Marshall University room for 223$1.5M$63,930997vs
Georgia State University room for 124$1.1M$46,093981vs
Appalachian State University at cap25$1.1M$44,123973vs
Troy University 4 over cap29$1.1M$37,9221000vs
Louisiana Tech University room for 421$1M$48,555971vs
The University of Southern Mississippi 5 over cap30$958k$31,923978vs
Georgia Southern University room for 520$905k$45,239993vs
University of Louisiana Monroe room for 421$903k$42,980987vs

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