Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Softball
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$970k
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$42,153
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
100% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a softball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $969,519, about the median of $1.1M — $42,153 per roster spot, lower 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 996, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,594,516 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,517 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#181Team budgetof 305 · Division I#182Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$969,519 for the year
- Operating expenses$139,956 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,153 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,594,516 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$167,482 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Brzezinski head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ava Fitzmaurice | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Laine Simmons | Assistant Softball Coach | not on file |
| Jen Houle | Assistant Softball Coach | 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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate996
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $969,519 $42,153 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,594,516
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,482
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | 22 | $424k | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 25 | $1M | 1000 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 26 | $449k | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | 20 | $1.4M | 992 | 49% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 30 | $336k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 24 | $349k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 22 | $820k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | 14 | $103k | — | 64% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 24 | 14 | $46k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 21 | $138k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 26 | 27 | $1.1M | 993 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | 15 | $277k | — | — |
Other softball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $40,588 | 993 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 25 | $1M | $41,356 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 22 | $992k | $45,095 | 986 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 7 | 18 | $988k | $54,883 | 982 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 2 | 23 | $970k | $42,153 | 996 | vs | |
| Siena University 1 over cap | 26 | $872k | $33,528 | 992 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 25 | $864k | $34,547 | — | vs | |
| Iona University room for 6 | 19 | $748k | $39,362 | 1000 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 22 | $594k | $26,994 | 993 | vs | |
| Canisius University at cap | 25 | $544k | $21,766 | 985 | vs | |
| Niagara University 4 over cap | 29 | $515k | $17,759 | 990 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 9 | 16 | $507k | $31,670 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 9 | 16 | $262k | $16,354 | 985 | vs |
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