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Creighton University Softball

Omaha, NE · the Bluejays · Creighton University overview
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22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.5M
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division I
$70,452
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
987
APR
97% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Creighton University fields a softball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,549,952, above the median of $1.1M — $70,452 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,493,718 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,295 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#82Team budgetof 305 · Division I#77Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#161APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.5M
Spend per player$70,452
Roster size22
Coaching staff3
APR987

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,549,952 for the year
  • Operating expenses$472,203 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$70,452 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,493,718 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$17,295 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$265,152 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Krista Wood head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Garrett FurnalAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Cylie HalvorsonAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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4,262undergraduates · 8,255 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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72%admitted · of 7,248 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1400
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
80%

Softball

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate987
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,549,952 $70,452 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,493,718
Recruiting spend, women's
$265,152

Cost

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$33,364net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$63,790
Average net price$33,364
Net price by family income
$0–30k$21,202
$30–48k$22,604
$48–75k$25,659
$75–110k$31,439
$110k and up$35,861
Tuition & fees
$47,000

Campus safety

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1.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.90
Property1.75
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing333 · 32%
Business248 · 24%
Biological sciences196 · 19%
Social sciences60 · 6%
Psychology56 · 5%

Research Creighton 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,364 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,262Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.9 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Creighton UniversityUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · 3 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 47 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 50 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 84 miWayne State College (Nebraska) · 87 miBuena Vista University · 102 miUniversity of South Dakota · 116 miMissouri Western State University · 121 miDrake University · 121 miSimpson College · 124 miIowa State University · 130 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League323$1.2M96987%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference4718$133k—84%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference5027$4.4M99777%
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association8427$529k—86%
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference8722$357k——
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference10219$184k—72%
University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League11623$808k98599%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association12126$507k——
Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference12123$1.1M98364%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference12429$206k—89%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference13024$2M98789%

Other softball programs in the BIG EAST Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Villanova University room for 421$1.8M$87,287996vs
DePaul University room for 520$1.6M$81,969997vs
University of Connecticut room for 619$1.6M$85,811997vs
St. John's University (New York) room for 223$1.6M$69,630993vs
Creighton University room for 322$1.5M$70,452987vs
Providence College room for 223$1.5M$65,249992vs
Seton Hall University room for 322$1.5M$67,859997vs
Butler University room for 421$1.2M$55,585991vs
Georgetown University room for 520$864k$43,2191000vs

Every BIG EAST Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked