Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Softball
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$617k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$30,839
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a softball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $616,782, well below the median of $1.1M — $30,839 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, 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).
#261Team budgetof 305 · Division I#242Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$616,782 for the year
- Operating expenses$172,105 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,839 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$470,239 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Smith head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Marisa Runyon | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Devin Waddell | 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
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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $616,782 $30,839 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $470,239
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 23 | $204k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 23 | $285k | — | 51% | |
| Elmira College Division III · Empire 8 | 30 | 27 | $99k | — | 91% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 33 | 16 | $88k | — | 94% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 36 | 18 | $893k | 990 | 38% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 44 | 23 | $2.1M | 996 | 42% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 24 | $636k | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 53 | 14 | $94k | — | 91% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 18 | $1.4M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 18 | $149k | — | 48% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 68 | 15 | $201k | — | 82% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 69 | 20 | $352k | — | 12% |
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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