Division I · Pac-12 Conference
Colorado State University Softball
Fort Collins, CO · the Rams · Colorado State University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$53,884
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
97% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Colorado State University fields a softball team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,347,110, above the median of $1.1M — $53,884 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,694,392 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,917 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#104Team budgetof 305 · Division I#126Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#206APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,347,110 for the year
- Operating expenses$391,995 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,884 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 987 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,694,392 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,917 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$274,552 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Gascoigne head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Gilmore | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tony Smith | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jake Long | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →25,834undergraduates · 33,500 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 36,612 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate982
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,347,110 $53,884 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,694,392
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $274,552
Cost
Full picture →$19,828net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,009 in-state · $33,765 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 104 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Colorado State 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,828 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 25,834Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Northern Colorado Division I · Big Sky Conference | 23 | 26 | $873k | 968 | 86% | |
| Regis University (Colorado) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | 21 | $363k | — | 87% | |
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 57 | 25 | $559k | — | 60% | |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 58 | 21 | $544k | — | 99% | |
| Colorado Christian University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 59 | 20 | $543k | — | — | |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 117 | 27 | $360k | — | 97% |
Other softball programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University room for 3 | 22 | $1.9M | $86,132 | 990 | vs | |
| San Diego State University room for 1 | 24 | $1.9M | $77,664 | 983 | vs | |
| Texas State University 1 over cap | 26 | $1.7M | $65,462 | 988 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 4 over cap | 29 | $1.6M | $56,768 | 971 | vs | |
| Boise State University room for 1 | 24 | $1.6M | $68,284 | 981 | vs | |
| Utah State University at cap | 25 | $1.4M | $54,073 | 982 | vs | |
| Colorado State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $53,884 | 982 | vs |
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