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Division I · Coastal Athletic Association

Elon University Softball

Elon, NC · the Phoenix · Elon University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$60,951
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

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 budget$1.3M
Spend per player$60,951
Roster size22
Coaching staff4
APR1000

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

  • 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

NameTitleEmail
Kathy Bocock head coachHead Coachnot on file
Kara ShuttAssociate Head Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Carley DavisAssistant Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Alexis PupilloAssistant Softball Coachnot 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.
6,402undergraduates · 7,207 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
67%admitted · of 18,791 applicants
SAT middle 50%1143 – 1305
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
83%
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
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
$41,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$62,514
Average net price$41,849
Net price by family income
$0–30k$27,108
$30–48k$23,103
$48–75k$32,133
$75–110k$37,712
$110k and up$48,382
Tuition & fees
$44,536

Campus safety

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2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.44
Property0.78
In residence halls
8 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business431 · 29%
Communication & journalism287 · 19%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation109 · 7%
Psychology92 · 6%
Social sciences86 · 6%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Elon UniversityNorth Carolina A&T State University · 15 miGreensboro College · 17 miThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 17 miGuilford College · 21 miUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 29 miDuke University · 32 miAverett University · 33 miNorth Carolina Central University · 35 miWinston-Salem State University · 40 miSalem College (North Carolina) · 41 miMeredith College · 50 miNorth Carolina State University · 51 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association1522$737k99246%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference1716$105k—92%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference1721$846k98690%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.2125$137k—84%
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2926$2.3M99319%
Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference3220$3.3M9947%
Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.3316$117k—48%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.3520$517k95490%
Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association4017$287k—69%
Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference41———87%
Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference50———75%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5124$2.3M98340%

Other softball programs in the Coastal Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hofstra University room for 322$1.4M$64,777988vs
Stony Brook University room for 520$1.4M$68,567992vs
Elon University room for 322$1.3M$60,9511000vs
Campbell University room for 124$1.1M$47,008976vs
College of Charleston (South Carolina) 2 over cap27$1.1M$39,516990vs
Drexel University room for 619$1.1M$55,760993vs
Towson University room for 124$1M$43,282981vs
Monmouth University room for 718$1M$57,365993vs
North Carolina A&T State University room for 322$737k$33,519992vs
Hampton University room for 619$728k$38,306972vs
University of North Carolina Wilmington 3 over cap28$727k$25,955988vs

Every Coastal Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked