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Division II · South Atlantic Conference

Coker University Softball

Hartsville, SC · the Cobras · Coker University overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$397k
Team budget
51st percentile in Division II
$14,691
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

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 budget$397k
Spend per player$14,691
Roster size27
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Steven Welsh head coachInterim Head Coachnot on file
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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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,187undergraduates · 1,263 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
97%admitted · of 1,121 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
35%
27on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$18,910net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$47,368
Average net price$18,910
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,478
$30–48k$16,411
$48–75k$16,242
$75–110k$19,634
$110k and up$19,982
Tuition & fees
$31,854

Campus safety

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1.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.26
Property2.77
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business48 · 28%
Social sciences27 · 16%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation25 · 15%
Psychology18 · 11%
Visual & performing arts13 · 8%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Coker UniversityFrancis Marion University · 27 miWingate University · 47 miUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke · 54 miBenedict College · 60 miAllen University · 60 miUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia · 61 miWinthrop University · 67 miQueens University of Charlotte · 71 miCoastal Carolina University · 73 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 74 miJohnson C. Smith University · 75 miSouth Carolina State University · 75 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas2727$414k—82%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference4722$511k—85%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas5422$203k—92%
Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.6023$278k—67%
Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.6016$84k—32%
University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference6127$4M100061%
Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference6723$509k99375%
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference7122$867k—68%
Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference7324$1.6M99280%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference7420$1.5M99080%
Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association7512$98k—43%
South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.7525$447k95582%

Other softball programs in the South Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lincoln Memorial University22$589k$26,784—vs
Carson-Newman University25$522k$20,899—vs
Wingate University22$511k$23,232—vs
Lenoir-Rhyne University24$500k$20,831—vs
Catawba College22$470k$21,355—vs
Tusculum University23$413k$17,977—vs
Anderson University (South Carolina)18$404k$22,471—vs
Coker University27$397k$14,691—vs
Mars Hill University24$339k$14,117—vs
The University of Virginia's College at Wise25$316k$12,622—vs
Newberry College30$300k$9,992—vs
Emory & Henry University25$288k$11,536—vs

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