Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Drake University Softball
Des Moines, IA · the Bulldogs · Drake University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$1.1M
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$45,920
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
98% of players retained
64%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Drake University fields a softball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,056,175, about the median of $1.1M — $45,920 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,310,984 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,089 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#155Team budgetof 305 · Division I#158Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#198APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,056,175 for the year
- Operating expenses$170,714 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,920 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,310,984 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,089 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$67,528 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Diehl head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jenn Marshall | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tatum Aragon Bulthuis | 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 →2,702undergraduates · 4,504 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 7,741 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1390
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,056,175 $45,921 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,310,984
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $67,528
Cost
Full picture →$30,886net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $49,944
Campus safety
Full picture →1.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Drake 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,886 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,702Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 17 | 29 | $206k | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 29 | 24 | $2M | 987 | 89% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 40 | 28 | $222k | — | 79% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 49 | 17 | $154k | — | 13% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 88 | 22 | $825k | 989 | 94% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 98 | 24 | $213k | — | 99% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 106 | 20 | $130k | — | 71% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 107 | 19 | $184k | — | 72% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 108 | 27 | $529k | — | 86% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 109 | 26 | $2.3M | 976 | 85% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 113 | 20 | $324k | — | 80% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 117 | 29 | $174k | — | 81% |
Other softball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $60,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $51,785 | 996 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $45,920 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,569 | 988 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,001 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 5 | 20 | $986k | $49,316 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 1 | 24 | $954k | $39,731 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 22 | $825k | $37,520 | 989 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 3 | 22 | $803k | $36,485 | 997 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 4 | 21 | $748k | $35,635 | 996 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 3 | 22 | $666k | $30,277 | 1000 | vs |
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