Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois University Softball
Charleston, IL · the Panthers · Eastern Illinois University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$770k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$35,021
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
98% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Eastern Illinois University fields a softball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $770,465, below the median of $1.1M — $35,021 per roster spot, lower half 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 996, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,516,606 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,021 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#229Team budgetof 305 · Division I#223Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$770,465 for the year
- Operating expenses$272,756 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,021 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,516,606 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,021 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$83,506 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristi Paulson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Paulson | co-Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Denise Godwin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hallie Gilbert | Assistant Coach - Softball | not on file |
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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 →6,849undergraduates · 8,804 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 11,648 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1110
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate996
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $770,465 $35,021 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,516,606
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $83,506
Cost
Full picture →$14,621net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Eastern Illinois 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 divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,621 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,849Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 41 | 21 | $748k | 996 | 92% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 43 | 27 | $2.4M | 994 | 44% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 18 | $188k | — | 73% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 22 | $227k | — | 54% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 24 | $276k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | 22 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 79 | 22 | $417k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 82 | 22 | $200k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 83 | 20 | $986k | 1000 | 89% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 91 | 19 | $2.5M | 997 | 80% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 20 | $155k | — | 80% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 24 | $2.3M | 969 | 50% |
Other softball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University room for 3 | 22 | $770k | $35,021 | 996 | vs | |
| Morehead State University room for 7 | 18 | $698k | $38,769 | 997 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 3 | 22 | $694k | $31,566 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 2 | 23 | $691k | $30,034 | — | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University room for 3 | 22 | $675k | $30,697 | 992 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 24 | $658k | $27,415 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin room for 4 | 21 | $578k | $27,504 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 6 | 19 | $553k | $29,087 | — | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 6 | 19 | $486k | $25,585 | 983 | vs |
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