Division I · The Ivy League
Columbia University-Barnard College Softball
New York, NY · the Lions · Columbia University-Barnard College overview
19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$599k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$31,515
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Columbia University-Barnard College fields a softball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $598,785, well below the median of $1.1M — $31,515 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#263Team budgetof 305 · Division I#239Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$598,785 for the year
- Operating expenses$208,279 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,515 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$405,964 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Teague head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Andrea Bombace | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Sarah Gunderson | 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 →9,111undergraduates · 35,279 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 57,613 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $598,785 $31,515 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $405,964
Cost
Full picture →$20,869net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,171
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 169 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Columbia University-Barnard College
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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,869 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 3 | 16 | $27k | — | 54% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 3 | 21 | $112k | — | 57% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 17 | $98k | — | 64% | |
| Baruch College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 5 | 13 | $86k | — | 50% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 5 | 19 | $1.7M | 1000 | 56% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 6 | 18 | $293k | — | 43% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 6 | 14 | $42k | — | 55% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 19 | $360k | — | 9% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 16 | $507k | 1000 | 78% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 7 | 26 | $691k | 983 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 7 | 26 | $691k | 983 | 96% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 7 | 20 | $405k | — | 77% |
Other softball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University room for 3 | 22 | $820k | $37,270 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 7 | 18 | $771k | $42,836 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 21 | $666k | $31,706 | 991 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 5 | 20 | $617k | $30,839 | 993 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 6 | 19 | $599k | $31,515 | 996 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 5 | 20 | $588k | $29,419 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 7 | 18 | $522k | $29,024 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 4 | 21 | $505k | $24,042 | 993 | vs |
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