Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke University Softball
Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$3.3M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$165,190
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
98% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Duke University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,303,802, well above the median of $1.1M — $165,190 per roster spot, top 10% 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 994, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,408,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $39,476 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#22Team budgetof 305 · Division I#10Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#75APRof 305 · Division I
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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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,303,802 for the year
- Operating expenses$747,756 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$165,190 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$14,408,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$39,476 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$671,854 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marissa Young head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Wike | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Grayson Radcliffe | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jala Wright | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lisa Maulden | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Savannah Pola | Director of Operations | 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 →6,488undergraduates · 17,112 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 46,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate994
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,303,802 $165,190 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $14,408,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $671,854
Cost
Full picture →$23,422net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,805
Campus safety
Full picture →1.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Duke 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 divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,422 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,488Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 3 | 20 | $517k | 954 | 90% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 26 | $2.3M | 993 | 19% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 24 | $2.3M | 983 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 22 | 23 | $128k | — | 97% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 25 | $162k | — | 30% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 32 | 22 | $1.3M | 1000 | 67% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 42 | 24 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 47 | 22 | $737k | 992 | 46% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 16 | $117k | — | 48% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 48 | 16 | $105k | — | 92% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 21 | $846k | 986 | 90% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University room for 2 | 23 | $4.3M | $187,541 | — | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 4 | 21 | $3.7M | $176,994 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 22 | $3.5M | $160,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 5 | 20 | $3.3M | $165,190 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 21 | $2.9M | $140,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 3 | 22 | $2.7M | $124,439 | 989 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 26 | $2.4M | $92,789 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh at cap | 25 | $2.3M | $93,693 | 993 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $101,242 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $100,176 | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 26 | $2.3M | $88,610 | 993 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 24 | $2.3M | $94,461 | 983 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 23 | $2.1M | $93,291 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 25 | $1.9M | $76,808 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 3 | 22 | $1.7M | $75,695 | 994 | vs |
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