Division I · Patriot League
College of the Holy Cross Softball
Worcester, MA · the Crusaders · College of the Holy Cross overview
18
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 25
$800k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$44,453
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
21%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
College of the Holy Cross 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 2 assistants. Team expenses were $800,159, below the median of $1.1M — $44,453 per roster spot, lower half 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 $6,475,741 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,314 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#223Team budgetof 305 · Division I#168Spend 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$800,159 for the year
- Operating expenses$131,470 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,453 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$6,475,741 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,314 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$164,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Ladino head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christine Akcer | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 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 →3,035undergraduates · 3,035 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →21%admitted · of 8,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
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
- $800,159 $44,453 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,475,741
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $164,875
Cost
Full picture →$35,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,850
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research College of the Holy Cross
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 divisionAdmissions21% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,035Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 20 | $146k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 19 | $218k | — | 58% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 18 | $115k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | 30 | $452k | — | 87% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 15 | 21 | $179k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 21 | $114k | — | 85% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 23 | 16 | $55k | — | 74% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 19 | $70k | — | 90% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 26 | 23 | $1M | 993 | 66% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 26 | 22 | $256k | — | 14% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 27 | 24 | $77k | — | 89% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 28 | 21 | $211k | — | 20% |
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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