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Division II · East Coast Conference

D'Youville University Softball

Buffalo, NY · the NCAA Applications Administrators · D'Youville University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$412k
Team budget
55th percentile in Division II
$19,602
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

D'Youville University fields a softball team in the East Coast Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $411,642, about the median of $393k — $19,602 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,587,800 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,821 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$412k
Spend per player$19,602
Roster size21
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$411,642 for the year
  • Operating expenses$109,590 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$19,602 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,587,800 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,821 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$36,134 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Shelly Hoerner head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Taylor ThorpAssistant Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Kaitlyn SchmitzGraduate Assistant Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,299undergraduates · 2,544 students in all
Women 72% Men 28%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
82%admitted · of 2,295 applicants
SAT middle 50%885 – 1190
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
57%
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$411,642 $19,602 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,587,800
Recruiting spend, women's
$36,134
$20,268net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$49,560
Average net price$20,268
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,286
$30–48k$12,705
$48–75k$21,460
$75–110k$21,631
$110k and up$26,150
Tuition & fees
$33,560

Campus safety

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0.13violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.13
Property1.83
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
80%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 13 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing255 · 80%
Multidisciplinary studies25 · 8%
Business17 · 5%
Psychology10 · 3%
Biological sciences8 · 3%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

D'Youville UniversityBuffalo State, State University of New York · 2 miCanisius University · 2 miUniversity at Buffalo, the State University of New York · 9 miHilbert College · 11 miNiagara University · 18 miThe State University of New York at Fredonia · 39 miHoughton University · 50 miState University of New York at Brockport · 52 miState University of New York at Geneseo · 55 miSt. Bonaventure University · 61 miRochester Institute of Technology · 63 miUniversity of Rochester · 65 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference221$237k—76%
Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference225$544k98582%
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference923$1.1M98669%
Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference1118$178k—98%
Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference1829$515k99085%
The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3924$102k—79%
Houghton University Division III · Empire 85012$71k—93%
State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 85220$155k—71%
State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 85525$106k—64%
St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference6122$598k99682%
Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League6317$195k—71%
University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League6520$196k—36%

Other softball programs in the East Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
D'Youville University21$412k$19,602—vs
College of Staten Island26$378k$14,550—vs
St. Thomas Aquinas College21$342k$16,262—vs
Molloy University15$298k$19,893—vs
Mercy University24$210k$8,735—vs
Queens College (New York)13$160k$12,300—vs

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