Elon University Softball
Elon University fields a softball team in the Coastal Athletic Association (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 $1,340,936, above the median of $1.1M — $60,951 per roster spot, upper 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 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,077,279 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,190 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,340,936 for the year
- Operating expenses$182,054 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,951 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,077,279 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,190 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$193,419 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy Bocock head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kara Shutt | Associate Head Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Carley Davis | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alexis Pupillo | Assistant Softball Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,340,936 $60,952 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,077,279
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $193,419
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,536
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Elon University
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | 22 | $737k | 992 | 46% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 17 | 16 | $105k | — | 92% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 17 | 21 | $846k | 986 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 25 | $137k | — | 84% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 26 | $2.3M | 993 | 19% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | 20 | $3.3M | 994 | 7% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 33 | 16 | $117k | — | 48% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 35 | 20 | $517k | 954 | 90% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 40 | 17 | $287k | — | 69% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 24 | $2.3M | 983 | 40% |
Other softball programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstra University room for 3 | 22 | $1.4M | $64,777 | 988 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University room for 5 | 20 | $1.4M | $68,567 | 992 | vs | |
| Elon University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $60,951 | 1000 | vs | |
| Campbell University room for 1 | 24 | $1.1M | $47,008 | 976 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) 2 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $39,516 | 990 | vs | |
| Drexel University room for 6 | 19 | $1.1M | $55,760 | 993 | vs | |
| Towson University room for 1 | 24 | $1M | $43,282 | 981 | vs | |
| Monmouth University room for 7 | 18 | $1M | $57,365 | 993 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University room for 3 | 22 | $737k | $33,519 | 992 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 6 | 19 | $728k | $38,306 | 972 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington 3 over cap | 28 | $727k | $25,955 | 988 | vs |
Every Coastal Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked