Division I · Patriot League
Colgate University Softball
Hamilton, NY · the Raiders · Colgate University overview
18
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 25
$1.4M
Team budget
67th percentile in Division I
$77,925
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
12%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Colgate University fields a softball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,402,652, above the median of $1.1M — $77,925 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,809,056 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,935 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#100Team budgetof 305 · Division I#67Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#285Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,402,652 for the year
- Operating expenses$265,482 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$77,925 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,809,056 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,935 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$280,624 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marissa Lamison-Myers head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Nandin | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Smith | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adrienne Nardone | Director of Softball Operations / Assistant Coach | On 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,131undergraduates · 3,146 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →12%admitted · of 21,130 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1530
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Softball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2518
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,402,652 $77,925 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,809,056
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $280,624
Cost
Full picture →$26,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,024
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions12% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 3,131Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 14 | $94k | — | 91% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 17 | 20 | $352k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 23 | 17 | $156k | — | 87% | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 | 27 | 15 | $158k | — | 78% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 32 | 24 | $636k | — | 75% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | 23 | $2.1M | 996 | 42% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 20 | $194k | — | 70% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 34 | 15 | $137k | — | 69% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 36 | 23 | $285k | — | 51% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 49 | 22 | $132k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 54 | 20 | $182k | — | 83% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 55 | 20 | $617k | 993 | 8% |
Other softball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 5 | 20 | $1.9M | $96,496 | 992 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $67,144 | 994 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 7 | 18 | $1.5M | $80,732 | 992 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 7 | 18 | $1.4M | $77,925 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $65,195 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 7 | 18 | $800k | $44,453 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 968 | vs |
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