Division I · United Athletic Conference
Eastern Kentucky University Softball
Richmond, KY · the Colonels · Eastern Kentucky University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$986k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$44,834
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
978
APR
99% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Eastern Kentucky University fields a softball team in the United Athletic 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 $986,351, about the median of $1.1M — $44,834 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 978, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,696,543 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,575 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#178Team budgetof 305 · Division I#167Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#234APRof 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$986,351 for the year
- Operating expenses$178,320 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,834 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,696,543 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,575 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$94,216 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Worthington head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zoe Schafer | Associate Head Coach - Hitting | On file · sign in |
| Mollie Paulick | Associate Head Coach - Pitching | On file · sign in |
| Sammi Miller | 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 →12,726undergraduates · 15,008 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 17,082 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1190
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate978
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $986,351 $44,834 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,696,543
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $94,216
Cost
Full picture →$10,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,130 in-state · $20,820 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Eastern Kentucky 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 divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,852 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 12,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 13 | $147k | — | 33% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 21 | 17 | $111k | — | 64% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 23 | 21 | $3.2M | 991 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 20 | $201k | — | 85% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 27 | 17 | $124k | — | 54% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 44 | 15 | $185k | — | 93% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 56 | 18 | $698k | 997 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 83 | 28 | $691k | — | 94% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 86 | 22 | $1.7M | 994 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 24 | $146k | — | 99% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 88 | 22 | $589k | — | 59% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 89 | 21 | $644k | 990 | 96% |
Other softball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 5 over cap | 30 | $1.3M | $44,865 | — | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 4 | 21 | $1.1M | $53,883 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington at cap | 25 | $1M | $40,912 | 987 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University room for 3 | 22 | $986k | $44,834 | 978 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University room for 3 | 22 | $816k | $37,104 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap | 28 | $763k | $27,235 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama 1 over cap | 26 | $669k | $25,730 | 999 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 2 over cap | 27 | $569k | $21,077 | — | vs |
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