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East Carolina University Softball

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23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$1.2M
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$51,532
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

East Carolina University fields a softball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,185,244, above the median of $1.1M — $51,532 per roster spot, upper 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 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,226,798 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,755 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#122Team budgetof 305 · Division I#134Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$51,532
Roster size23
Coaching staff3
APR993

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

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,185,244 for the year
  • Operating expenses$382,382 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$51,532 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 986 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,226,798 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,755 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$289,314 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Shane Winkler head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jenna ConeAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Lexie HandleyAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Makenzie MasonDirector of Operations / Assistant 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

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About the school

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Campus

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21,328undergraduates · 26,785 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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90%admitted · of 22,289 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1200
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Softball

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23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,185,244 $51,532 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,226,798
Recruiting spend, women's
$289,314

Cost

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$14,470net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,331
Sticker, out-of-state$40,608
Average net price$14,470
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,128
$30–48k$12,290
$48–75k$16,785
$75–110k$20,979
$110k and up$22,787
Tuition & fees
$7,361 in-state · $23,638 out

Campus safety

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1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.06
Property0.82
In residence halls
18 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business944 · 20%
Health professions & nursing759 · 16%
Engineering technologies388 · 8%
Biological sciences381 · 8%
Education296 · 6%

Research East Carolina 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 divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,470 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,328Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

East Carolina UniversityBarton College · 32 miNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 36 miUniversity of Mount Olive · 48 miChowan University · 59 miShaw University · 72 miWilliam Peace University · 72 miNorth Carolina State University · 74 miMeredith College · 75 miCampbell University · 78 miElizabeth City State University · 79 miNorth Carolina Central University · 89 miMethodist University · 91 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas3226$292k—96%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3624$136k—78%
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas4824$355k—78%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas5921$317k—72%
Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association7225$162k—30%
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference7223$128k—97%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7424$2.3M98340%
Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference75———75%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7824$1.1M97694%
Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association7917$103k—70%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.8920$517k95490%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference9126$128k—75%

Other softball programs in the American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Wichita State University room for 421$2.1M$99,713997vs
University of South Florida 2 over cap27$1.7M$63,396997vs
Florida Atlantic University room for 124$1.7M$69,4641000vs
University of Memphis 8 over cap33$1.6M$48,458987vs
The University of Tulsa room for 322$1.5M$66,437993vs
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 520$1.5M$72,874990vs
University of North Texas room for 322$1.4M$62,792978vs
University of Texas at San Antonio room for 223$1.3M$56,373959vs
East Carolina University room for 223$1.2M$51,532993vs
University of Alabama at Birmingham 2 over cap27$1.1M$42,417997vs

Every American Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked