Coker University Softball
Coker University fields a softball team in the South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $396,681, about the median of $393k — $14,691 per roster spot, lower half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,779,978 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,944 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$396,681 for the year
- Operating expenses$61,954 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,691 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,779,978 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,944 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$4,167 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Welsh head coach | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 35%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $396,681 $14,692 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,779,978
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $4,167
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $31,854
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Coker University
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 27 | 27 | $414k | — | 82% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 47 | 22 | $511k | — | 85% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 22 | $203k | — | 92% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 60 | 23 | $278k | — | 67% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 60 | 16 | $84k | — | 32% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | 27 | $4M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 67 | 23 | $509k | 993 | 75% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 71 | 22 | $867k | — | 68% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 73 | 24 | $1.6M | 992 | 80% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 74 | 20 | $1.5M | 990 | 80% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | 12 | $98k | — | 43% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 75 | 25 | $447k | 955 | 82% |
Other softball programs in the South Atlantic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial University | 22 | $589k | $26,784 | — | vs | |
| Carson-Newman University | 25 | $522k | $20,899 | — | vs | |
| Wingate University | 22 | $511k | $23,232 | — | vs | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 24 | $500k | $20,831 | — | vs | |
| Catawba College | 22 | $470k | $21,355 | — | vs | |
| Tusculum University | 23 | $413k | $17,977 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) | 18 | $404k | $22,471 | — | vs | |
| Coker University | 27 | $397k | $14,691 | — | vs | |
| Mars Hill University | 24 | $339k | $14,117 | — | vs | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise | 25 | $316k | $12,622 | — | vs | |
| Newberry College | 30 | $300k | $9,992 | — | vs | |
| Emory & Henry University | 25 | $288k | $11,536 | — | vs |
Every South Atlantic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked